This kind of shoe appears to have been worn for thousands of years across a large area of Europe and beyond.

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Or it could have been used to hold the shape of the shoe while it was not being worn.

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The lead author of the research says he does not know if the shoe was made for a man or a woman.

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The shoe is small -- a European size thirty-seven, or a women's size seven in the United States.

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Researchers in Armenia found the world's oldest leather shoe, and they say it was in surprisingly good condition.

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Once the boot forms dried, he added clay details to the shoes to represent leather shoe material.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

We also will tell about what some researchers are calling the world's oldest leather shoe.

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The heel of the shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so it would seem more likely to come down first.

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That makes them about two thousand years older than the leather shoe found in Armenia.

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The cool and dry conditions in the cave protected the shoe and other objects.

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Next,she went to the shoe department, sat down and waited to be fitted.

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The researchers believe the shoe was shaped to fit the wearer's right foot.

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He wrote: For want of a nail, the shoe is lost For want of a shoe, the horse is lost For want of a horse, the rider is lost.

VOA: special.2009.11.01

The young shoe salesman was unable to guess about her background.

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The shoe was made from a single piece of cowhide.

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The criminal might also leave his or her shoe prints.

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Maybe someday the shoe will be on the other foot.

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In her words, "even the shoe laces were preserved."

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Bill Bowerman also helped establish Nike,the tennis shoe company.

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His team also found grass placed inside the shoe.

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The shoe is similar in design to "pampooties."

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Experts can discover the manufacturer of the shoe.

VOA: special.2010.05.05