Old Soles: 800-year-old Shoe Soles Yield Clues About Preservation Of Leather
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 02:43
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Ancient garbage can be like gold to archaeologists. During excavation of an 800-year-old trash dump in Lyon, France, scientists discovered the archaeological equivalent of golden shoe soles: A trove of leather soles of shoes, which is helping scientists understand how leather stays preserved in wet, oxygen-free environments.