Archaeologists discover giant shoes dating back 2,000 years | NYGazet

Archaeologists find giant Roman shoes, measuring up to 12.8 inches, reopening debates about Hadrian's Wall, supply, and conservation.

The northern frontier of Roman Britain just added an unexpected data point, and it is shoe size. Archaeologists at Magna Roman Fort have uncovered leather footwear that is unusually large for the period, in some cases longer than 12 inches, with one ... [5815 chars]