World's Oldest Leather Shoe

University College Cork (UCC) archaeologist, Dr Ron Pinhasi, and a team of international archaeologists discovered the world's oldest leather shoe in a cave in Armenia. The perfectly preserved shoe is 1,000 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and 300 years older than Newgrange, Co Meath.

- Updated friday 11th of June with slight modifications to graphics used

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[FucKUrLiFeX3]

well as an Armenian im very proud but im not suprised it was a matter of time untill people where gonna relize where to look for most or if u ask me all of historys answers... hyeastani staava tanemm we started this civilization shit best belive this shoe which is only one of many other things to be found says it all

[UCCIreland]

@FucKUrLiFeX3 thanks for your kind comments.

[Copanzi]

Where is the shoe now?? Cab it be viewed by the public??

[UCCIreland]

@Copanzi the shoe is now in the Armenian National Museum in Yerevan, the capital city. We understand that it is on display to the public.

[lovelplants]

i like it

[titer2000]

It was a center of Armenia 5500 ago, there was no eastern or western Armenia,barbaric turks didn't even exist then

[titer2000]

@Copanzi It's in the History Museum in Armenia :)

[CilicianElite]

prehistoric Armenians i tell ya! early inhabitants of proto-Armenians!! xD

[FucKUrLiFeX3]

@UCClreland pleasures all mine

[UCCIreland]

@Varangian1915 Ron Pinhasi is from Israel.

[UCCIreland]

@Varangian1915 Ron Pinhasi is from Israel.