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 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 ...

What would you name a Roman soldier who has size 14 feet? At Magna, the answer could be “normal.” The discovery of a hoard of supersized Roman shoes at the Magna fort on Hadrian’s Wall has made ...

Archaeologists excavating a Roman-era fort in northern England have unearthed several enormous ancient leather soles that measure more than 11.8 inches (30 centimeters) long. The finds add to the ...

The find is the largest of its kind. 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 ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Romans began their conquest of Britain. The time between when Roman boats landed on British shores in 43 A.D. to the establishment of their empire’s northern border was ...

For archaeologists in Germany, the worn-out cliche that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure came true in the most literal sense. Archaeologists excavated a playground in Haltern am See as part ...