08-02-2006, 05:15 PM
Hey Romans,
Who knows if Ermine Street was a prehistoric road? Any reference I find on it is quick to point out that the Romans used it, but was there before? It's more or less a direct path from London to Lincoln and York, and there must have been pre-roman trade routes. Has anyone found evidence that this road was used in the Iron Age?
Also, since we are on the topic of roads, where could one find a map of Icknield Way? Now that is reported to be one of Britains oldest roads, but a decent map online proves to be elusive. It even appears absent from this:
www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/map_romans_roads_in_britain.htm
Yea, there are some Walking Maps, but those just don't show where it really is!
Who knows if Ermine Street was a prehistoric road? Any reference I find on it is quick to point out that the Romans used it, but was there before? It's more or less a direct path from London to Lincoln and York, and there must have been pre-roman trade routes. Has anyone found evidence that this road was used in the Iron Age?
Also, since we are on the topic of roads, where could one find a map of Icknield Way? Now that is reported to be one of Britains oldest roads, but a decent map online proves to be elusive. It even appears absent from this:
www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/map_romans_roads_in_britain.htm
Yea, there are some Walking Maps, but those just don't show where it really is!
Lugorix
aka: Jeffrey Adam Scharp
aka: Jeffrey Adam Scharp