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What is thought to be the world's oldest shoe, a preserved 5,500 year old cowhide piece of footwear that was discovered in a cave in Armenia, is seen in a photo released after its discovery by an archaeology team from University College Cork June 9, 2010.
Thursday, Jun. 10, 2010

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  • DIANA ZARDARYAN,
  • a doctoral student who uncovered in an Armenian cave what archaeologists say is the world's oldest known leather footwear: a 5,500-year-old, perfectly preserved cowhide shoe
Photo: Boris Gasparian / Reuters | Source: NYT