The oldest leather shoe was found in Armenian cave. It is about 5,500 years old, found in a nasty supply of sheep poop. It is made out of old moccasin-like material. After 5,500 years, you would think the shoe would look pretty crappy, but actually it’s in very well condition. The shoe size is about a women’s 7 (U.S). It looks like if it was for the right foot, but it would have been suitable for either sex. This version of the shoe was possibly the newer technology at the time. It looks a little similar of what shoes look like today. The shoes of this age are very, very, VERY rare because they happen to degrade quickly.
People disagree that maybe this shoe might not be the oldest. They have found sandals from 7,000 years ago, in central Missouri. They also have found fossils of human feet of 40,000 years old that are evident of humans wearing shoes.
I could agree with either side. I guess they both have good evidence. The thing is that this is just the oldest leather shoe they found. Maybe other scientists have found other types of shoes, like boots or just regular walking shoes.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100609-worlds-oldest-leather-shoe-armenia-science/
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