# Jotunheimen shoe

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Prehistoric artifact found in Norway

Jotunheimen shoe Material Leather Created c. 1450 BC Discovered 2006 Norway

The **Jotunheimen shoe** is a [leather](/source/Leather) [shoe](/source/Shoe) discovered in an ice patch in the [Jotunheimen](/source/Jotunheimen) Mountains in eastern [Norway](/source/Norway).[1]

## Dating

The shoe, discovered in August 2006, was originally dated to around 1000 CE, but subsequent testing revealed it to be at least three thousand years old. Archaeologists now estimate that the shoe was made between 1800 and 1100 BCE, making it the oldest article of clothing discovered in [Scandinavia](/source/Scandinavia).[2]

## Related discoveries

It was discovered along with several [arrows](/source/Arrow) and a wooden [spade](/source/Spade), leading archaeologists to conclude that they had unearthed an important [hunting ground](/source/Hunting) that had seen continued use for a long period of time. One such object also discovered was a 6,100 year old [arrowhead](/source/Projectile_point), the oldest object discovered in an ice patch in Norway.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Nesje_Pilø_Finstad_Solli_1-0)** Nesje, Atle; Pilø, Lars Holger; Finstad, Espen; Solli, Brit; Wangen, Vivian; Ødegård, Rune Strand; Isaksen, Ketil; Støren, Eivind N.; Bakke, Dag Inge; Andreassen, Liss M (2011). "The climatic significance of artefacts related to prehistoric reindeer hunting exposed at melting ice patches in southern Norway". *The Holocene*. **22** (4): 485–496. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1177/0959683611425552](https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0959683611425552). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0959-6836](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0959-6836).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Solholm, Rolleiv (2007-05-02). ["Old shoe - even older"](https://www.norwaypost.no/index.php/culture/13871). *The Norway Post*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150105223112/http://www.norwaypost.no:80/index.php/culture/13871) from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2023-08-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Specktor, Brandon (2022-06-03). ["Oldest shoe in Norway, dating to 3,000 years ago, recovered from melting ice patch"](https://www.livescience.com/bronze-age-shoe-norway-ice-patch). *livescience.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230728222432/https://www.livescience.com/bronze-age-shoe-norway-ice-patch) from the original on 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-08-23.

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