Historians and conspiracy theorists alike rallied after a 1,500yearold mummy was found “wearing sneakers” said to be from Adidas. A woman’s mummified remains have been found in a cave in Mongolia, a country bordering China and Russia, about 2,800 m above sea level, deep in the Altai Mountains.
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According to the Mongolian Cultural Heritage Center, the high altitude and sea air helped preserve the body. Also found next to the body were an iron kettle, a clay vase, and a bowl. However, it wasn’t the remains, clothing, or other items that caught the researchers’ attention, but rather the familiarlooking shoes.
📷 Knife and leather sheath. |Photo: Khovd Museum / The Siberian Times
📷 Felt bag with colorful embroidery. |Photo: Khovd Museum / The Siberian Times
📷 Leather bag with colorful embroidery on the surface and seams. |Photo: Khovd Museum / The Siberian Times
Archaeologists noted that they resembled a classic pair of white Adidas sneakers with red and black stripes from the company’s line of snowboard boots.
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On Reddit, one person wrote, “Wait til Adidas finds out, they might sue for copyright infringement.” Another user commented, “M**** time travelers, here they are, they might prevent catastrophes and stuff, but no, they are over there teaching pharaohs how to make Adidas sneakers.”
📷 Pair of felt and leather boots with embroidery and ankle fittings. The similarity of the stripes to the “design” of the Adidas sneakers led to the nickname “Mummy Adidas”. |Photo: Khovd Museum / The Siberian Times
The body was later found to be that of a Turkish seamstress who made the shoes around the year 900 and died from a blow to the skull. For the pundits, she probably would have designed the “sneakers” herself instead of going back in time to a store to buy them.
📷 The woman died violently between the ages of 30 and 40. |Photo: Khovd Museum / The Siberian Times
“When the discovery was made public, they were called Adidas shoes with these stripes.” “In that sense, they are an interesting subject of study for ethnographers, especially when the style is very modern,” concluded Galbadrakh Enkhbat, director of the Cultural Heritage Centre.
📷 Khovd Museum team with the artifacts |Photo: Khovd Museum / The Siberian Times