supportive footware," Cachel
said.
Trinkaus' study we didn't have
any direct evidence."
Both Weaver and Cachel think
that it would make sense for
shoes to hit it big around the
time Trinkaus thinks they did.
Around 40,000 and 30,000
years ago, human culture went
through a growth spurt.
ANCIENT HISTORY OF
HIGH HEELED SHOES
"The archaeological record
shows may changes, including
the types of tools people were
making and the first definite
artwork, and the oldest needles
for making clothing appear
shortly afterward," Weaver
said.
And Cachel said this was
probably the time period where
a population boom allowed for
the first divisions of labor,
meaning that, for the the first
time, somebody could dedicate
all their time to making better,
more decorated clothing.
"It seems reasonable that there
were changes in footwear
around this time too," Weaver
said, "But before Erik
“I don’t know who invented
the high heel,” said Marilyn
Monroe, “but women owe him
a lot.”. ... The high heel wasn’t
really invented, it evolved over
time thanks to Venetian
prostitutes, British queens and
French designers. ... Women’s
platform shoes, or chopines,
Women began to adopt high
heels for many of the same
reasons. One of the oldest pairs
on display is a 16th
century shoe called the
chopine.
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