Three jaw-less heads and one really old shoe. These aren't the clues in a Law and Order episode; they're findings from a limestone cave in Armenia. As described in a paper published yesterday in PLoS ONE, archaeologists believe they have found the world's oldest leather shoe: it's 5,500 years old. "It's pretty weird," said lead author Ron Pinhasi to CNN regarding the disembodied heads and the placement of the well-preserved shoe. The ancient sneaker was stuffed with grass, though archaeologists can't say whether the grass was intended as insulation or whether it helped maintain the shoe's shape.
"We thought originally it could be a discard, but at the same time, it's very strange, because we have only one shoe, and it's in very good shape," Pinhasi said. "It looks like it was more than likely deliberately placed in this way." [CNN]
The right-footed shoe--which looks a bit like a baked ...
