Further discoveries about the surveying and planning of Roman roads in northern Britain : a sequel to BAR 492 /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Archaeopress,
2014.
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| Series: | BAR British series ;
598. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction and acknowledgements
- A recapitulation of previous work
- New evidence received
- Tools used for the observation and analysis
- Tools used by the Roman surveyors and planners of roads
- Possible reasons for creating long-distance alignments
- Examination of possible processes for converting parts of the long-distance alignments into roads
- Example of the surveying and planning of the western main road from Manchester through the Low Burrow Bridge to Kirkby Thore, and then of the Maiden Way onward to Carvoran
- Example of the surveying and planning of the network cross-country roads from Kirkham to Aldoborough via Ribchester, Eslack, and Ilkley
- Example of the surveying and planning of the network of the road called the Devil's Causeway from Corbridge to Tweedmouth
- Review of the points emerging from the foregoing analyses and examples
- References and sources.