Roman roads
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As I try to reestablish my blogging rhythms here, I couldn’t help but wonder how much excitement will be generated by a recent story making the rounds due to an article in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. Here’s the an excerpt from a University of the West of England press release: A paper entitled…
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From the University of Exeter: The excavation at Ipplepen, run by the University of Exeter, is back on site following the discovery of a complex series of archaeological features thought to be part of the largest Romano-British settlement in Devon outside of Exeter. Wheel ruts found in the newly excavated road surface are thought to…
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From the IAA press release (which seems to be rewritten to a greater or lesser degree in all of the other press coverage): An ancient road leading from Yafo to Jerusalem, which dates to the Roman period (second–fourth centuries CE), was exposed this past fortnight in the Beit Hanina neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. The road…
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From the Northern Echo: A SOLID link to the real Roman past has been uncovered beneath one of the region’s greatest places of worship. During construction work for a new visitor development in the undercroft of York Minster a team of archaeologists have unearthed an intact section of Roman road. The road is believed to…
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