They were larger than necessary because they were "one size fits all". You'd pad them internally with some socks, as needed.
The shoes survived because they were too large for most people. For example, other shoes could've been used by the soldiers, or simply stolen by outsiders once the fort fell into disuse.
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njm1314 @lemmy.world - 5mon
Oh come on archaeologist this is easy. Clearly they belong to Biggus Dickus.
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SpaceNoodle @lemmy.world - 5mon
They probably hired tall dudes as guards
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crandlecan - 5mon
Or alien clowns. I suppose we'll never know 😁
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SpaceNoodle @lemmy.world - 5mon
That's what I said
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acockworkorange - 5mon
Just at that spot, though?
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SpaceNoodle @lemmy.world - 5mon
Confirmation bias. That's the spot with the best-preserved shoe trash.
cm0002 in archaeology
Archaeologists Keep Finding Massive Shoes at an Ancient Roman Fort—and They Have No Idea Why They're So Big
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-keep-finding-massive-shoes-at-an-ancient-roman-fort-and-they-have-no-idea-why-theyre-so-big-180987028/Two additional hypotheses:
Oh come on archaeologist this is easy. Clearly they belong to Biggus Dickus.
They probably hired tall dudes as guards
Or alien clowns. I suppose we'll never know 😁
That's what I said
Just at that spot, though?
Confirmation bias. That's the spot with the best-preserved shoe trash.
Maybe they were made to psych-out their enemies.
Its the half alien hybrids from Egypt, duh.