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Travel and communication (Road material (raised on a embankment of earth…
Travel and communication
Road material
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above the footing was placed smaller stones, rubble and hardcore
The surface would be faced with localised materials such as large flat stones, small flints or slag from iron mines.
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path of roads
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surveyors would mark the path of the the roads using beacons at high points and a instrument called a groma which used a 90 degree cross and rope to sight a straight line between high points
although the roads were straight they would take a sharp tern around impassible obstacles and then go back on track as son as they could
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