Just when did women get the idea to wear high heels? Turns out it could be from Ancient Greek statues wearing platform sandals.

A pair of caryatids discovered in a tomb in Greece standing more than seven feet tall are wearing platform sandals that made them taller. Why a seven-foot tall maiden wants to be taller is a mystery. Probably it's because she's got an eight-foot tall boyfriend.

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A caryatid is a sculpted female figure that functions as a column in a building.

Archaeologists have just found the sandaled feet. The female statues sporting wavy hair guard the entrance to a huge burial complex in Amphipolis.

The exquisitely carved toes of the female statues survived for more than 2,300 years. Kothornoi, thick-soled shoes worn by the caryatids, have preserved traces of yellow and red paint.

Researchers discovered caryatids this September at the Kasta Hill site in Amphipolis, about 104 kilometers east of Thessaloniki in the Central Macedonia region of Greece.

The discovery suggested the tomb was built during the time of Alexander the Great in the fourth century B.C..

The feet of the statues revealed its full height: 7.45 feet, or 2.27 meters, according to the Greek Ministry of Culture.

Archaeologists also noticed some damage to the arms and hands of the caryatids during the removal soil covering the statues.

Researchers, however, still aren't sure who's buried inside the tomb.

Kostas Tasoulas, head of the Greek Ministry of Culture, said it's impossible that Amphipolis is the grave of Alexander the Great because historical archives indicate Alexander's body rests in Alexandria, Egypt.

Archaeologists also believe the design fingerprints of Dinocrates, Alexander's chief architect, can be found inside the tomb.

A 1,600 foot-long wall surrounds the burial complex. Two headless sphinxes sit atop the first doorway.

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