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8 ancient Roman shoes of 'exceptional size' discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall
- Archaeologists uncovered eight Roman shoes of 30cm or longer at Magna fort along Hadrian's Wall earlier this year.
- These finds come from a five-year excavation led by the Vindolanda Charitable Trust, aiming to understand populations along the Wall.
- The Magna shoes, all uncovered in a defensive ditch, consist of various sizes suitable for men, women, and children, and are generally larger compared to those found at Vindolanda.
- Dr Elizabeth Greene highlighted that, based on the limited material found so far, the footwear from Magna tends to be considerably larger than those typically found in the Vindolanda collection, despite the Magna leather not having undergone conservation and potential shrinkage yet.
- The discovery highlights wide physical and cultural variations between regiments and people at Hadrian’s Wall and underscores the importance of preserving such artefacts.
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Roman bigfoot? UK archaeologists probe 'unusually large' shoes
A stash of "unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes dug up at a Roman site in northern England has left archaeologists searching for an explanation, they told AFP on Thursday.
Some of the excavated shoes have a British size 13 or 14, corresponding to a Dutch shoe size 48 or 49.
There were Romans who had very large feet. Extremely large. Archaeologists have discovered eight pairs of shoes measuring at least 30 centimeters and which are in a size range between 47.5 and 49.5, as reported in a press release, published this Wednesday, researchers of the site of the Roman fort of Magna. It is located in Northumberland, now UK, Britain in Roman times, very close to the Adriano Wall, which marked the northern border of the emp…
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