{"id":11407,"date":"2014-11-04T08:16:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T13:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=11407"},"modified":"2016-07-28T08:09:05","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T12:09:05","slug":"otzshoes-using-5000-year-old-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/otzshoes-using-5000-year-old-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"OTZShoes – using 5,000 year-old technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s hard to know where to start with these shoes.\u00a0 OTZShoes<\/a> are a lifestyle brand that feel great, look great; but are inspired by 5,000 year old technology.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go there first.<\/p>\n

\"OTZShoes\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Back in 2005, Ludo (founder of Otz) discovered an article chronicling Oetzi the Iceman, a frozen, mummified Copper Age man, who lived circa 3300 B.C. in the Italian Alps. \u00a0When discovered, he was wearing the oldest preserved pair of shoes ever discovered.\u00a0 Ludo describes them like this:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe shoes were quite remarkable considering the time period – made of deer skin stitched to a bear skin sole with an internal woven net filled with dried grass and moss for warmth and comfort.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n