Der älteste jemals gefundene Lederschuh wurde 2008 in Armenien entdeckt und ist 5.500 Jahre alt

It was found in Areni-1 cave, a fascinating archeological site.

-Areni-1 Cave, Armenia: A Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age settlement and ritual site in the southern Caucasus https://share.google/EK8SCa7agwtrhjNZg

In the National Museum there’s actually replicas that you can try on for yourself. I didn’t try them but they were surprisingly soft