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Shoes · Alkmaar

Dutch Discover Rare 500-Year Old Wooden Shoe

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AMSTERDAM—The Dutch are known worldwide for their wooden shoes, but the recent rare discovery of a 500-year-old one in the city of Alkmaar has shown just how widespread their use once was. “It was found in a cesspit in an urban surrounding. So this is very special, because with wooden shoes you always think of farmers using wooden shoes during their work,” archaeologist Silke Lange told Reuters. “But actually this was found in an urban context. …See the Story

Animals · Alkmaar

Archaeologists in the Netherlands Just Uncovered a Centuries-Old Floor Made of Cow Bones

Coverage: 2 sources

Found beneath a building in the town of Alkmaar, the animal bones had been used to fill in gaps between crumbling pieces of tileSee the Story

Alkmaar · Alkmaar

500-year-old wooden clog found in the Netherlands during construction work

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The Dutch are known throughout the world for their clogs of wood, but the recent and rare discovery of one of 500 years old in the city of Alkmaar during an excavation of an underground waste container has shown how widespread its use was in ancient times. «It was found in an urban environment. This is something very special, because with clogs you always think about the farmers who used them to work. But actually this was found in a urban cont…See the Story

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