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Road sees first traffic for 1,400 years
Havant & W Sussex News ^
| 27 July 2006
| unattributed
Posted on 07/28/2006 9:56:49 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Feet have trodden on a stretch of Roman road for the first time in 1,600 years. A section of the road has been fully uncovered in the final stages of an archaeological excavation on the former Shippams factory site in Chichester city centre... Jo Taylor, of Pre-Construct Archaeology, which has been carrying out the project with Gifford Archaeology, said the road probably dated from the late first century AD. Postholes on the southern side indicated some form of settlement, which was probably domestic. District council archaeological officer James Kenny said it was a privilege to stand on a Roman street. 'It was probably in the region of about AD400 --1,600 years ago â when someone last walked across it,' he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at portsmouthtoday.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ancientrome; archaeology; britain; godsgravesglyphs; pun; puns; punsters; romanbritain; romanempire; romanroads; romantrade
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The Roman road uncovered
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posted on
07/28/2006 9:56:50 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: blam; FairOpinion; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; ...
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posted on
07/28/2006 9:57:21 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(updated my FR profile on Thursday, July 27, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SunkenCiv
And within five minutes, we had the first case of Roman road rage in 1,400 years, because someone was talking on his cell phone and walking at the same time...
To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
For that one needs to be run over by a chariot or trampled by the porters of somebody's sedan chair/litter.
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posted on
07/28/2006 10:03:07 AM PDT
by
GSlob
To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
...because someone was talking on his cell phone and walking at the same time...Wait 'til he gets his cellphone bill with all those extra "Roman charges".
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
07/28/2006 10:03:29 AM PDT
by
Dustbunny
(Amazing Grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me)
To: PBRSTREETGANG
Wait 'til he gets his cellphone bill with all those extra "Roman charges".Ugh. I got it. I didn't want it, but I got it.
To: SunkenCiv
Road sees first traffic for 1,400 yearsAnd we in California think CALTRANS is bad!
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posted on
07/28/2006 10:13:36 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(There's 3 kinds of people in this world...those who know math and those who don't.)
To: PBRSTREETGANG; BeHoldAPaleHorse
My objections to that pun are legion.
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posted on
07/28/2006 10:30:45 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(updated my FR profile on Thursday, July 27, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SunkenCiv
I wish Pennsylvania roads lasted 1400 years. We have the worst roads in the country, THANK YOU RENDELL
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posted on
07/28/2006 10:36:01 AM PDT
by
xpertskir
(McCain Lieberman '08(democratic ticket))
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
07/28/2006 10:39:34 AM PDT
by
Andyman
(God loves you just the way you are . . . but too much to leave you that way.)
To: xpertskir
"We have the worst roads in the country, THANK YOU RENDELL" You've never been to Louisiana have you? I've had people asleep traveling in the car with me and wake up and say, "We're in Louisiana now aren't we?" No kidding.
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posted on
07/28/2006 10:40:54 AM PDT
by
blam
To: xpertskir
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07/28/2006 10:41:09 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(updated my FR profile on Thursday, July 27, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: Andyman
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07/28/2006 10:41:55 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(updated my FR profile on Thursday, July 27, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SunkenCiv
Would ya' look at those perfectly preserved potholes? Some things never change.
BTW, some of the puns on this thread are starting to take a toll on me. Marcus my words, if this keeps up, someone could end up having a Ceaser right here on this internet forum.
To: JewishRighter
July is National Pun Month, but don't worry, Augustus coming.
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posted on
07/28/2006 11:02:36 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(updated my FR profile on Thursday, July 27, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SunkenCiv
Time just has a way of Marching along like that, Ides say.
To: blam
Actually I have been to LA. I don't remember them being that bad. I cant imagine they are worse, besides inept leadership we have to deal with one of the worst freeze/thaws in the country due to geography.
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posted on
07/28/2006 11:21:18 AM PDT
by
xpertskir
(McCain Lieberman '08(democratic ticket))
To: SunkenCiv
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07/28/2006 1:29:04 PM PDT
by
BJClinton
(What happens on Free Republic, stays on Google.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
07/28/2006 3:06:03 PM PDT
by
ThanhPhero
(di hanh huong den La Vang)
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