Roman Highway Unearthed in Britain

One of my favorite blogs on history has published an article about a roadway from the Roman period recently discovered in England. It lead me to the article. The picture (left) was from the “ablogabouthistory.com” source that I love to read. The article begins: “Constructed by Roman invaders, the 85 ft wide earthwork stands more than 15 ft high and consists of a sweeping road with deep ditches at the side. It was so densely covered by trees that although its existence was known about, it could not be found until now. One of the country’s first roads, it was uncovered when the Forestry Commission, acting at the behest of English Heritage expert Peter Addison, cleared the Norway spruce fir trees in Puddletown Forest…” for that article: LINK