Archaeologists working at the Magna Roman Fort in northern England have made a series of huge discoveries, in the very literal sense.
Recent excavations at the ancient Roman fortification have unearthed several examples of gigantic shoes, with one representing what could be among the largest examples of historic footwear ever found.
The unusual discoveries are offering researchers fresh new insights into the diversity of the people who worked along Hadrian’s Wall close to 2,000 years ago.
The discoveries are among the latest that have made their way into the Vindolanda Charitable Trust’s remarkable collection, with similar examples of Roman footwear already numbering close to 5,000 shoes unearthed from the nearby Roman Vindolanda site.
From 2000-year-old baby shoes to more rugged footwear worn by Roman soldiers, the archaeological discoveries made at the site offer researchers a unique glimpse at the connections between everyday items in the lives of men, women, and children from the Roman frontier.
Source: https://thedebrief.org
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