Archaeologists were surprised after detecting “unusually large” 2,000 years old Roman shoes In Northernland.
Eight shoes at least 30 cm (11.8in) long – equal to UK Size 13 to 14 – was discovered at Magna roman fort earlier this year.
Archaeologist Rachel Frame said that leather shoes were found in all Defensive gapWhich Roman also used as rubbish dump.
“We have to believe that it has to do something with the people living here, have big legs, to be potentially long but we don’t know,” he Told BBC,
“Are people living there from a specific area? Is it possible why their shoes are so big? But at the moment, it is well, it is unusual.”
According to the DR frame, due to the condition of low oxygen in the soil on sites, leather shoes have been preserved for centuries.
Associate Professor at Western Ontario University. Shoe experts from Elizabeth Green and Vindolanda have seen and measured every shoe found on the site.
He said: “I think something is going on here in Magna. Even this small sample has been exposed, it is clear that these shoes are very large on average.”
Last year, a portion of one of the most important Roman roads of Britain was revealed in the “notable” archaeological discovery in South-East London.
The 2,000 -year -old road, known as Watling Street, moved from Roman port in Dover to West Midlands through London.
The 276 mile route was built immediately after the Britain’s Roman invasion in 43 AD and was used by the Emperor visiting, including Hadrian, when he ordered the construction of his wall separating England and Scotland.
Archaeologist Gilian King said that Khoj had rebuilt the Roman Road Map in the capital. He said: “This is an important discovery for archaeological research for London.”
The road section is located south of the Junction of Old Kent Road and Eleedarton Road and was well preserved, about 5 feet (1.4 m) high 19FT (5.8 m) wide.
The Southwark Council stated that different layers could be seen, and a solid foundation of compact gravel sealed by two layers of chalk was shown before the compact was at the top of the sand and another layer of gravel.
It states that the original surface of the road would probably be made of the same material and would be sitting at the same level of the modern road, but over time, it was lost.
The London part of the Watting Street was re-discovered in 1666 after London’s great fire in 1666 during the reconstruction of Christopher Wrain in 1671 to 1673.
