Saturday, September 4, 2021

A 2300 year old Scythian woman's boot preserved in the frozen ground of the Altai Mountains. The real question: Is there a foot still in it?

 


7 comments:

  1. It looks like decorative non-skid on the bottom.

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  2. I didn't know they had an NBA back then. It must be a cheap Vietnamese knock-off cause there's no Nike swoosh.

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  3. If it's in a museum, it's safe bet there's no foot in it.

    That would be a separate display.

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  4. Diamonds on the styles of her shoes?

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  5. That bit at the top that looks like a smoked ham sure looks like a bit of pedal extremity to me!

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  6. https://www.openculture.com/2020/06/exquisite-2300-year-old-scythian-womans-boot-preserved-in-the-frozen-ground-of-the-altai-mountains.html

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  7. Archeology has uncovered myriad burial mounds of Scythian women, many of whom were entombed with the panoply of warriors. The Greeks called such women "Amazons", and the Greeks told many a tale of wars fought against them. Yet again, ancient myths are not so much fables as they are History.

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