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1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Sandals with Sweet Message in Greek

julia Haldoupis
December 2, 2023

1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Sandals with Sweet Message in Greek A pair of Byzantine sandals uncovered during an excavation in Istanbul has become one of the city’s most popular exhibits at the archaeological museum. The sandals have a message in Greek which…

2000-Year-Old Children’s Shoe Unearthed in Austrian Iron Age Site

julia Haldoupis
September 5, 2023

2000-Year-Old Children’s Shoe Unearthed in Austrian Iron Age Site An “extremely well-preserved” Iron Age Children’s Shoe was discovered in Austria during excavations at Dürrnberg, near the historic town of Hallein. Since 2001, the German Mining Museum Bochum, Leibniz Research Museum…