OT: Worlds oldest leather shoe found

[artavazd]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65868B20100609

[Mediolanicus]

Older than Ötzi's leather shoes! Nice.

Thank you for sharing, Artavazd.

[artavazd]

Older than Ötzi's leather shoes! Nice.

Thank you for sharing, Artavazd.

You welcome/ I thought it was interesting as well

[MisterFred]

BBC also had an article on that a month or so ago. They sometimes link to source material, if someone interested wanted to dig through their website.

[Cute Wolf]

I still wonder whether my wargozez worn some sandals or not....

[artavazd]

I still wonder whether my wargozez worn some sandals or not....

Im pretty sure they did. I think they would have worn leather shoes similar to this find in Armenia (with the cold winters and snow demaning more than just sandals)