Three well-preserved leather shoes were discovered at Magna Fort this spring, offering a rare window into ancient Roman footwear - and one very big foot. At the Magna Fort excavation site in ...

Archaeologists say a recent discovery at a Roman fort in northern England could change what we know about the people who once lived there.

At the ancient Roman fort of Magna, archaeologists have found a large, immaculately preserved Roman-era shoe, according to the Magna Rooman Fort Project.’ During ongoing excavations at the site ...

Archaeologists have been left baffled after unearthing “unusually large” 2,000-year-old Roman shoes in Northumberland. Eight shoes at least 30cm (11.8in) long – the equivalent of a UK size 13 to 14 – ...

Archaeologists excavating a playground in Germany unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman soldier’s shoe, ovens and a game piece. Photo from LWL / B. Tremmel For archaeologists in Germany, the worn-out ...

A stash of "unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes dug up at a Roman site in northern England has left archaeologists searching for an explanation, they told AFP on Thursday. The 30cm+ (11.8in) long ...

Imagine walking on a bed of 60 nails. That’s how Romans soldiers did it, a recent find in Haltern am See, Germany confirmed. Archaeologists unearthed one long-lost soldier’s 2,000-year old caliga shoe ...

Even on the farthest-flung frontiers of the ancient Roman Empire, the footwear made the man ­— and the kid. Children and infants living in and around Roman military bases around the first century wore ...