England: Discovery of Shoes up to Size 49 on an Ancient Roman Site Stuns Archaeologists

A colossal discovery. In the Northumberland region of northern England, a team of archaeologists has unearthed eight unusually sized shoes, even more so for their time. Exceeding the current size 47 and reaching up to size 49, these leather shoes, of which often only the soles remain, are estimated to be nearly 2000 years old. They were found in a pit adjacent to the Roman fort of Magna, near the famous Hadrian's Wall. According to ...