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THE Roman Road Myth - That fools EVERYONE

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Welcome to the story of the The Greatest Roman Road Myth... or similiar title! This really has caused me great... trouble over the last few years. So many assert with confidence that this myth is true because... they read it somewhere. Is it true? Lets find out. Where Roman Roads simple built on top of ancient trackways.

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1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:

Errors and Notes
1. This section of Dere Street was small, but significant enough that it definetly warrents mention. If you would like firther clarification, hit the paper below!

Credit and thanks for assets

Long UK Maps: https://mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom/
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
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Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - https://www.nls.uk/

Credit for images/footage:

Sharpstone Pics: Caroline Malim


Sources:

https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/Topics/Engineering/roads/Britain/_Texts/CODROM/3*.html
https://www.academia.edu/5823783/An_Engineered_Iron_Age_Road_associated_Roman_use_Margary_Route_64_and_Bronze_Age_activity_recorded_at_Sharpstone_Hill_Shropshire_2009
https://www.berksarch.co.uk/index.php/the-old-straight-track-revisited-16th-january-2016/
Dere Street: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-4155-1/dissemination/pdf/A1L2B_Dere_Street_Paper.pdf
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