Moderator Johanna Posted June 10, 2010 Moderator Report Posted June 10, 2010 The oldest example of a leather shoe has been discovered by archaeologists in a cave in Armenia. At 5,500 years old, the well preserved cow-hide shoe pre-dates Stonehenge by 400 years and the Pyramids of Giza by 1,000 years. It was made of a single piece of leather and was shaped to fit the wearer's foot, the researchers say. BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10281908.stm Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
David Posted June 10, 2010 Report Posted June 10, 2010 BBC News http://news.bbc.co.u...nt/10281908.stm I saw this article this morning Johanna, it even had the shoe laces, and some grass stuffing. Preserved by layers of sheep dung. Approximately a size 7 ladies.....lol I had to laugh at that.jj Dave Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted June 10, 2010 Author Moderator Report Posted June 10, 2010 Hope the BBC doesn't mind- here is the picture: Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
Members vreedonsett Posted June 10, 2010 Members Report Posted June 10, 2010 Hope the BBC doesn't mind- here is the picture: i doubt they will since it is on yahoo now http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100609/ap_on_sc/us_sci_old_shoe Quote
Members czechmauseritis Posted June 10, 2010 Members Report Posted June 10, 2010 i doubt they will since it is on yahoo now http://news.yahoo.co...us_sci_old_shoe Interesting! I read in the article that the same style shoe was made for a long time and several places... funny how some things just persist.... Quote "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Members celticleather Posted June 11, 2010 Members Report Posted June 11, 2010 Fascinating! We found some 1000-year-old Viking boots when I worked on a dig in York thirty years ago. I thought they were old, but compared to this, they were youngsters! Quote When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody
Members WyomingSlick Posted June 17, 2010 Members Report Posted June 17, 2010 LOL I thought it was kind of interesting that the scholars didn't know why grass was in the shoe. "Odor-eaters!" Quote (John 8:32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (KJV) And the truth is that religion is nothing more than the lame attempt by largely ignorant people to bring sense and order to a world that was beyond their comprehension. Once you see religion for the delusional and superstitious artifact it is............... you will be free !
Members goatman Posted March 28, 2011 Members Report Posted March 28, 2011 Preserved by layers of sheep dung. Approximately a size 7 ladies.....lol I had to laugh at that.jjDave Looks like maybe someone stepped in something and lost their shoe! Quote
JRLeather2 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 I was wondering where I had lost that....... Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted March 28, 2011 Contributing Member Report Posted March 28, 2011 ahhhh, some of Ray's early work, I'm sure. Glad he upgraded to a machine, because his lacing is abysmal. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted March 28, 2011 Ambassador Report Posted March 28, 2011 ahhhh, some of Ray's early work, I'm sure. Glad he upgraded to a machine, because his lacing is abysmal. Quote Luke
Members Scott Leger Posted July 21, 2011 Members Report Posted July 21, 2011 Oooooooooo........... Really , this is amazing Quote Huge Collection of Several Good Books on Leatherwork
Members Ryan Barto Posted July 23, 2011 Members Report Posted July 23, 2011 This is awesome! My favorite pair of shoes (the Desert Trek) looks way too similar to this "Oldest Leather Shoe." -Ryan Quote
Members Peter Darby Posted November 3, 2011 Members Report Posted November 3, 2011 Neat shoes they beat out Otzi's 5,300 year old shoes by a bit. But aren't as old as the 10,000 year old shoes found in Oregon although perhaps slippers don't count at shoes. But they are a handy easy to do shoe. I used to keep a pair of deerhide ones in my pack for sneaking around the swamps of Georgia or wearing in camp at night. Quote
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted November 4, 2011 Ambassador Report Posted November 4, 2011 I like mine better... not as old , But similar.. Quote Luke
Contributing Member UKRay Posted November 11, 2011 Contributing Member Report Posted November 11, 2011 I missed this first time around... Fascinating story. ...and Mike, my lacing has definitely improved but my machine sewing is still better! As for you, cousin... we all know you are plenty old enough to have made the originals, but those ole' packrat Mocs (isn't that what you call 'em) you make these days look a lot more comfortable than your early ones LMAO Ray. Quote "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted November 12, 2011 Ambassador Report Posted November 12, 2011 How you feeling cuz........... Quote Luke
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