Fort Rock sandals are a distinctive type of ancient fiber footwear found in southeast Oregon and northern Nevada. Named by archaeologist Luther Cressman, who first found examples in …

Sagebrush bark sandals from Fort Rock Cave, similar to specimens radiocarbon dated from 10,500-9,300 years old. Fort Rock sandals are stylistically distinct. They are twined (pairs of …

Fort Rock Cave was the site of the earliest evidence of human habitation in the US state of Oregon before the excavation of the Paisley Caves. Fort Rock Cave featured numerous well …

In 1938 American field archaeologist Luther Cressman of the University of Oregon found dozens of sandals below a layer of volcanic ash while excavating at Fort Rock Cave, located in a small …

Fort Rock sandals disappear from the Northern Great Basin about 9,300 years ago, after which multiple warp and spiral weft sandals were made for millennia.

Fort Rock sandals are a distinctive type of ancient fiber footwear found in southeast Oregon and northern Nevada. Named by archaeologist Luther Cressman, who first found examples in …

Jan 2, 2023 · Named for the site where they were first found, Fort Rock-style sandals have since been reported from ancient deposits at more than a half dozen other dry caves in the Northern …

Mar 28, 2025 · Yet, one of the things that put Fort Rock on the map in modern times were some sandals found in a cave nearby that only date back, oh, a brief 9,000 years or so. “The sandals …

Feb 4, 2025 · In 1938, archaeologist Luther Cressman, working for UO, led an expedition at Fort Rock Cave in Lake County that uncovered dozens of ancient sandals woven from sagebrush …

Like other sandals found around the Great Basin area, the Fort Rock shoes were made from sagebrush and covered the toes. But they had a distinct weaving style, with just five thick …