world’s oldest shoe

Pause for a moment of affinity with our early brethren.

This is a 5,500 year old shoe made of a single piece of leather with a leather thong strung through a row of eyelets.

Discovered in Armenia’s highlands, used by cave dwelling herders, excavators believe where conditions are right, older shoes are waiting to be unearthed.

The world’s oldest known footwear is a 7,500 year old sandal found in Missouri.