Thousands of Roman shoes slept under the mud of Northumberland. Among them, about fifty resembled the flip-flops that were put on today before entering the shower of a swimming pool. These Roman bath hooves were located on the site of Vindolanda, a military fort along the Hadrian Wall in northern England. They date from the years 140 to 180 AD. Their exceptional state of conservation is due to the nature of the ground. Layers of anoxic mud prese…
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Thousands of Roman shoes slept under the mud of Northumberland. Among them, about fifty resembled the flip-flops that were put on today before entering the shower of a swimming pool. These Roman bath hooves were located on the site of Vindolanda, a military fort along the Hadrian Wall in northern England. They date from the years 140 to 180 AD. Their exceptional state of conservation is due to the nature of the ground. Layers of anoxic mud prese…