Archaeologists excavating in an ancient Roman fortress near the wall of Hadrian, in northern England, they discovered an “unusual” collection of leather sandals, very large, up to number 49, and are now trying to understand who they could. The leather footwear, however, of which the sole is preserved, are almost 2,000 years old. They found themselves in a ditch near the Magna fortress, in the Northaberland area, where soldiers and residents threw their trash, explained Rachel Freim, the archaeologist who is responsible for excavations. Sandals have been maintained to this day thanks to the particular conditions of the soil, as “it contains a minimum oxygen rate and objects of organic materials, such as wood, leather or fabric, can be maintained for a long time,” he added. The unusual is their size. In the context of other excavations in another, nearby Roman space, 5,000 shoes had already been found, but only 0.4% of them were very large, above […]
Source: News Beast
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