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History of Shoes
We put them on without thinking. But for most of human history, what covered your feet said more about your place in the world than almost anything else you wore.
In 1938, archaeologists found nearly a hundred pairs of sandals woven from sagebrush bark in an Oregon cave. Radiocarbon dating in 1951 dated them at over 10,000 years old — older than the pyramids, older than writing, older than the wheel. And from that first pair, footwear never stayed simple for long.In this episode, we trace the entire strange arc of the shoe.
We start with Ötzi the Iceman, who kept his feet warm 5,300 years ago…
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