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Terracotta Army shoes reveal secrets of ancient Chinese footwear (archive.ph)

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An analysis of the sculpted shoes on the statues in China’s Terracotta Army, which dates back about 2200 years, suggests that their real-life soldier equivalents had surprisingly flexible footwear

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

The scientific version of "What are those??"

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