Road sees first traffic for 1,400 years

Havant & W Sussex News ^ | 27 July 2006 | unattributed

[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 – when someone last walked across it,' he said.

[SunkenCiv]

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The Roman road uncovered

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[SunkenCiv]

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[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

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...

[GSlob]

For that one needs to be run over by a chariot or trampled by the porters of somebody's sedan chair/litter.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

...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".

[Dustbunny]

Neat !!

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

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.

[JRios1968]

Road sees first traffic for 1,400 years

And we in California think CALTRANS is bad!

[SunkenCiv]

My objections to that pun are legion.

[xpertskir]

I wish Pennsylvania roads lasted 1400 years. We have the worst roads in the country, THANK YOU RENDELL

[Andyman]

Dang!

[blam]

"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.

[SunkenCiv]

:')

[SunkenCiv]

;')

[JewishRighter]

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.

[SunkenCiv]

July is National Pun Month, but don't worry, Augustus coming.

[JewishRighter]

Time just has a way of Marching along like that, Ides say.

[xpertskir]

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.

[BJClinton]

Et tu, SunkenCiv?

[ThanhPhero]

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