Archaeologists in Sicily have unearthed an ancient Roman mosaic of strikingly modern-looking sandals. © Edoardo Fornaciari/Getty Images The ancient estate of Villa ...

From a mosaic of flip-flops in Sicily to Cicero's possible sauna, new discoveries prove that bathing has always been about ...

In the 19th century, miners found a hunter-gatherer burial site in a bat cave near Granada, Spain. The items included baskets, a mallet, and sets of sandals. Researchers now confirm that the items ...

In the 19th century, miners in a cave in Southern Spain unearthed a prehistoric burial site containing some 22 pairs of ancient sandals woven out of esparto (a type of grass). The latest radiocarbon ...