Ancient Shoes Found In Temple: Seven shoes were deposited in a jar in an Egyptian temple in Luxor, three pairs and a single one.
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Ancient Shoes Found In Temple
Ancient Shoes Found In Temple
Ancient Shoes Found In Temple

Ancient Shoes Found In Temple: Seven shoes were deposited in a jar in an Egyptian temple in Luxor, three pairs and a single one.

More than 2,000 years ago, at a time when Egypt was ruled by a dynasty of kings of Greek descent, someone, perhaps a group of people, hid away some of the most valuable possessions they had — their shoes.

Seven shoes were deposited in a jar in an Egyptian temple in Luxor, three pairs and a single one. Two pairs were originally worn by children and were only about 7 inches (18 centimeters) long. Using palm fiber string, the child shoes were tied together within the single shoe (it was larger and meant for an adult) and put in the jar. Another pair of shoes, more than 9 inches (24 cm) long that had been worn by a limping adult, was also inserted in the jar.

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