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'Fort Rock Cave' is a cave near the American landmark Fort Rock in Lake County, Oregon. The cave is famous for being the site where 9,000 - 10,000 year old sandals were found—the world's oldest footwear discovered so far.

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Artifacts

The world's oldest footwear on record was discovered at Fort Rock Cave in 1938 by Luther Cressman from the University of Oregon.^[2][3] The sagebrush bark sandals have been radiocarbon dated to approximately 9,000 - 10,000 years ago.^3[4] Several other prehistoric artifacts have been found at Fort Rock Cave, including basketry and stone and rock tools.^[5]

References

1. National Register Information System
2. Fort Rock State Natural Area
3. World's Oldest Shoes
4. Fort Rock Sandals
5. Cultural Sequence in the Northern Great Basin: The View From Fort Rock

External links

★ Fort Rock Cave information from Oregon Parks and Recreation Department