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 ...

At the playground, archaeologists found several ancient Roman waste pits, including one with shoe fragments, officials said.

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 ...