Ancient Roman Shoes of Unusual Size Discovered Near Hadrian's Wall
TL;DR
Archaeologists in northern England have discovered the largest Roman shoes ever found at Magna fort near Hadrian's Wall, with some measuring over 12 inches, suggesting significant size variation in ancient Roman footwear and raising questions about the diversity of the population there.
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- 8 ancient Roman shoes of 'exceptional size' discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall Live Science
- Mystery over 'unusually large' Roman shoes BBC
- Mystery over ‘unusually large’ Roman shoes unearthed in Northumberland The Independent
- Huge Roman shoe discovered near Hadrian’s Wall The Elkhart Truth
- Roman bigfoot? UK archaeologists probe 'unusually large' shoes the-messenger.com
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