QUICK FACTS
Name: Roman bath clog
What it is: A wooden platform shoe with a leather top strap
Where it is from: Vindolanda Fort, Northumberland, U.K.
When it was made: A.D. 140 to 180
Archaeologists discovered this Roman bath clog at the Vindolanda fort in the U.K.
(Image credit: The Vindolanda Trust)
Kristina Killgrove is a staff writer at Live Science with a focus on archaeology and paleoanthropology news. Her articles have also appeared in venues such as Forbes, Smithsonian, and Mental Floss. Kristina holds a Ph.D. in biological anthropology and an M.A. in classical archaeology from the University of North Carolina, as well as a B.A. in Latin from the University of Virginia, and she was formerly a university professor and researcher. She has received awards from the Society for American Archaeology and the American Anthropological Association for her science writing.
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