Construction workers excavating the World Trade Center site in New York City happened upon a 30-foot-long ship, dating back to the mid-1700s, some 20 or 30 feet below street level. They also seem to have found a (18th-century) shoe. [NYT]

Archaeologists found this 5,500 year-old shoe in an Armenian cave. The ~size 7 women's leather shoe was preserved under a layer of sheep poop. Researchers speculate it was a "really fresh" throwback to a 5,515 year-old model. [NYT]