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The oldest known leather shoe, found in an Armenian cave, is about 5,500 years old.
First appearedc. 3,500 BCE
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The oldest known leather shoe, found in an Armenian cave, is about 5,500 years old.
From the big bang to shoe
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
gluec. 200,000 yrs ago
shoec. 3,500 BCE