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Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall. Archaeologists excavating a ...
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Experts say they hope that pottery found in the same soil layers as the footwear could help them solve the mystery.
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Two well-preserved Roman shoes from 2,000 years ago were recently found by volunteers at the Magna fort in the United Kingdom. The find "immediately drew impressed gasps" from the staff.
Archaeologists reported finding the first "exceptionally large shoe" on May 21 and have continued to discover more since then ...
Archaeologists Excavated Mysterious Ruins—and Uncovered an Ancient Roman Fort If it was happening on the Danube River, Rome was gonna know about it. By Tim Newcomb Published: Apr 22, 2025 9:00 ...
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.
Excavations of the northern defensive ditches of Magna Fort have revealed 32 shoes buried in the “semi-anaerobic low oxygen deposits,” according to a July 2 news release from the Vindolanda Charitable ...
Volunteers working at an ancient Roman fort discovered a relief of a goddess in the rubble, officials said. Screengrab from The Vindolanda Trust's Facebook post Centuries ago, a 73-mile-long stone ...