This was studied by an archeologist from the University of Missouri - and possibly the shoes it survived because of the caves dry and consistent environment.
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/07/science/shoes-that-walked-the-earth-8000-years-ago.html
I find the history of human migration incredibly fascinating. I’ve read some of Adam Rutherford’s books on it but I def don’t know enough. Were glaciations highly related to fault lines back then ?
