Given that there are no known remains of such ancient footwear remaining since they were largely biodegradable, the researchers instead turned to Ichnology, the study of fossilized footprints.
A recent report showed that early humans could have worn footwear during the Middle Stone Age, or about 75,000 years ago. They likely wore flip-flops to protect their foot. Read here.
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