Roman soldier threw away worn-out shoe 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists just found it
At the playground, archaeologists found several ancient Roman waste pits, including one with shoe fragments, officials said.
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Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old Roman military sandals in Germany with nails for traction
Researchers unearthed the ancient military-style footwear during an excavation at a civilian settlement on the outskirts of the Roman military fort. The settlement dates back to between A.D. 60 ...
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Roman soldier threw away worn-out shoe 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists just found it
Archaeologists identified the artifact as a caligae, a marching boot worn in the Roman military. Caligae sandals were made of leather and nails, Bettina Tremmel, a Roman archaeologist with the ...