60 pairs of sandals dumped in a ditch, but were in relatively good condition. That doesn't make sense as just random discarding. Sounds more like a lost consignment, or a mass replacement of existing footware.
Nick1986 - I didn't realise Roman sandals had so much cut leather work. They can't have been very easy to put on in a hurry, or even slowly. I imagine toes and ankles getting entangled through the holes!
60 pairs of sandals dumped in a ditch, but were in relatively good condition. That doesn't make sense as just random discarding. Sounds more like a lost consignment, or a mass replacement of existing footware.
Nick1986 - I didn't realise Roman sandals had so much cut leather work. They can't have been very easy to put on in a hurry, or even slowly. I imagine toes and ankles getting entangled through the holes!
They were laced. It would have been relatively easy to pull the drawstring tight in a hurry. The cuts served a practical purpose: to prevent the boots being filled with water
These Celtic "Ghillie brogues" served a similar purpose. Originally they were worn by Highland gamekeepers tasked with chasing birds across the moor to the waiting guns
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