Volunteers were baffled recently when they unearthed not one but two ancient shoes at a historic British site.
The discoveries were made at Magna, an Ancient Roman fort in Northumberland, in late May. The Roman Army Museum, located near the fort in Brampton, made the announcement.
Photographs show volunteers holding the remarkably preserved leather shoes, which have maintained their form despite being buried for 2,000 years.
A volunteer named Jo found the first shoe, which “seems to have all of its sole layers intact,” the organization said.
The shoe’s heel area is still attached to it; its outer sole still contains hobnails. Officials said the find sheds light on how these shoes were crafted.
“This gives us a really good look at how Roman shoes were made: Multiple
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