Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Medieval objects found at Oxford construction site

Excavations ahead of a shopping center in Oxford, England, have turned up hundreds of objects dating back 700 years, including 50 medieval shoes.

Experts uncovered 50 medieval leather shoes and a bag as well as a wooden bowl and timber posts at the Westgate Shopping Centre excavation.

The objects which “tell us about everyday people” have been so well preserved because the Thames floodplain area is below the water level.

Project director Ben Ford said: “These finds are as rare as gold.”

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Story: BBC News | Photo: Oxford Archaeology

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