Sep 09 2010

Materials Engineering, Long Ago

Tag: Adhesives,Boots,Engineering,Materials,Mayans,Plants,Polymers,Sandals — Gene Charleton @ 7:00 am
Hundreds of years before Charles Goodyear figured it out, the Mayans turned latex into rubber.

Jun 10 2010

Oldest Shoe Preserved in Sheep Dung

Tag: Archaeologist,Footwear,Mummies,Sandals,Shoes — Rossella Lorenzi @ 1:49 pm
The size 7-women's leather lace-up moccasin, with straw padding, could have been worn by a farmer.

Apr 07 2010

King Tut Wore Orthopedic Sandals

Tag: Archaeologist,Footwear,King Tut,Mummies,Royalty and Rulers,Sandals — Rossella Lorenzi @ 8:54 am
Analysis of sandals buried with the boy king suggest the sometimes elaborate footwear was made to accommodate his club foot.