Ancient North American shoes step to fore
Inhabitants of North America made and wore sophisticated types of footwear at least 8,000 years ago.
References:
Kuttruff, J.T., S.G. DeHart, and M.J. O'Brien. 1998. 7500 years of prehistoric footwear from Arnold Research Cave, Missouri. Science 281(July 3):72.
Further Readings:
Bower, B. 1998. Banquets in the ruins. Science News 153(May 23):331.
Sources:
Michael J. O'Brien
University of Missouri
Department of Anthropology
Columbia, MO 65211
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