5,000+YEAR OLD LEATHER SHOE – Areni-1

 

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ARENI-1 5,000 YEAR OLD SHOE

This might be a an old story for some, but I found this fascinating and beautiful none the less. This is a 5,000 year old show that was found in a cave in Armenia. Below please find some background from Wikipedia as well as a link to an article from Science News here

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THE CAVE IN ARMENIA WHERE THE SHOE WAS FOUND

The Areni-1 shoe is a 5,500-year-old leather shoe that was found in 2008 in an excellent condition in the "Areni-1" cave located in the Vayots Dzor province of Armenia.It is a one-piece leather-hide shoe that has been dated as a few hundred years older than the one found on 

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