US Edition"Unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes unearthed at a Roman site in northern England
- Archaeologists from the Vindolanda Trust uncovered eight oversized Roman shoes at Magna fort near Hadrian’s Wall, including a record-breaking 32.6 cm sole, the largest in their collection.
- Waterlogged, oxygen-free defensive ditches at Magna preserved fragile leather shoes nearly 2,000 years old, enabling their exceptional survival.
- Comparisons show 25% of 32 Magna shoes exceed 30 cm—versus just 0.4% of Vindolanda’s collection—and one sole measures 32.6 cm.
- The large shoes expand Vindolanda’s collection and provide new insights into Roman frontier life, as ongoing excavations continue to reveal the diversity of ancient communities.
- Researchers plan further analysis of oversized shoes to understand their origins, cultural significance, and how climate change threatens the preservation of such organic artifacts.
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Huge 2,000-Year-old Roman Leather Shoe Discovered Exquisitely Preserved–Worn by a Soldier
A Roman legionary’s shoe has been discovered near Hadrian’s Wall by resident archaeologists. The hefty leather sole measures a whopping 12.8 inches from toe to heel and is believed to have been worn by a giant Roman soldier. Archaeologists dug up a total of 32 shoes from a so-called ‘ankle-breaker’ trench at the Magna Roman […] The post Huge 2,000-Year-old Roman Leather Shoe Discovered Exquisitely Preserved–Worn by a Soldier appeared first on Go…
Unusually large shoes were found during an excavation in England.
A shoe with a leather sole of 32.6 centimeters, equivalent to a size 49, stands out among a total of eight of exceptional size recovered in the excavation of a Roman fort in England.
Archaeologists have been puzzled by the discovery of several pieces of enormous shoes, almost as long as a ruler, and estimated to have been made 2,000 years ago at a Roman site in northern England.
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