[Fred Nerks]

shows that the practice of putting your print in freshly-laid concrete (or whatever) goes way back.

interesting observation...if the imprint was made in soft ground, it would very quickly disappear through normal weathering. Something took place that allowed the imprint to be preserved. How might that have happened?

[SunkenCiv]

Nice, appropriate fix (message 15).

The wearer of the sandal walked in mud; it’s hot there in the Galilee, and the mud got baked into a sort of mud brick. It got covered up by soil and not wet again. IMHO. :’)