I wonder how people with flat feet (waves hand) managed shoes back then. It kinda looks like Dutch klompen could be easily carved to accommodate that, but what about leather shoes like these?
Flat feet are mostly a combination of weight and foot musculature, afaik. Ancient people were generally shorter and therefore lighter, and they walked a lot more than we do. It was probably an issue for some people, but not nearly as many as today
You know, one thing I do as a TT (table tennis) exercise is to walk around my place barefoot, almost always on the balls of my feet. It’s incidentally been quite useful for my flat feet. If I was an ancient person I could see myself doing it outdoors, too.
I wonder how people with flat feet (waves hand) managed shoes back then. It kinda looks like Dutch klompen could be easily carved to accommodate that, but what about leather shoes like these?
Flat feet are mostly a combination of weight and foot musculature, afaik. Ancient people were generally shorter and therefore lighter, and they walked a lot more than we do. It was probably an issue for some people, but not nearly as many as today
I also seem to recall it being arches, FWIW.
You know, one thing I do as a TT (table tennis) exercise is to walk around my place barefoot, almost always on the balls of my feet. It’s incidentally been quite useful for my flat feet. If I was an ancient person I could see myself doing it outdoors, too.