{"id":520782,"date":"2010-04-08T04:11:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T08:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760875.post-4587476165894607143"},"modified":"2010-04-08T05:55:15","modified_gmt":"2010-04-08T09:55:15","slug":"new-book-tutankhamuns-footwear-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/520782","title":{"rendered":"New Book: Tutankhamun’s Footwear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discovery News<\/a> (Rossella Lorenzi)<\/p>\n

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When Howard Carter discovered King Tutankhamun’s treasure-packed tomb in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings, he found a large collection of footwear of different sizes and shapes.<\/p>\n

“It is the only evidence of ancient Egyptian royal footwear. It is an amazing collection. Just think — it is 3,300 years old,” Dutch Archaeologist Andre Veldmeijer, the author of “Tutankhamun’s Footwear: Studies of ancient Egyptian Footwear,” told Discovery News.<\/p>\n

Veldmeijer studied 81 specimens, including simple sewn sandals, as well as other elaborately decorated, gold ornamented, brightly colored open shoes.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Full report on Discovery News<\/a><\/p>\n

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The first detailed analysis of sandals buried with the boy king suggest the sometimes elaborate footwear was made to accommodate his club foot.<\/p>\n

At least three pairs of shoes found in King Tut’s tomb display a horizontal strap just below the toes, as shown in this illustration. (Click on the photo to find out more about the amazing sandals.)<\/p>\n

King Tutankhamun might have worn some sort of orthopedic shoes specially designed to cope with his club foot condition, an investigation into the pharaoh’s footwear has suggested.<\/p>\n

Published in the book, “Tutankhamun’s Footwear: Studies of Ancient Egyptian Footwear,” the research is the first detailed analysis of the 3,300-year-old footwear since King Tut’s mummy and treasure-packed tomb were discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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