program leader for National Highways in the region, said in a press release. A Roman road once ran along part of this stretch of the A47. In one area, archaeologists found a small roadside ...

Famously, Brits have the Romans to thank for introducing the first roads. And now it seems ... the passing trade on Ermin Way, a busy Roman highway. Ermin Way linked many large Roman towns ...

While working on a highway in Britain, construction crews have unearthed an ancient stone coffin filled with plaster. The intricately […] The post A 1,500-Year-Old Roman Stone Coffin Was Unearthed By ...

"Part of the A47 between Wansford and Sutton near Peterborough follows the line of an old Roman road," National Highways said. "Stone coffins are uncommon," the statement explained. "Only around ...

National Highways said the settlement's relationship to the Roman road was key, and it is likely that it represented a busy stopping point for those travelling along the Roman highway seeking ...

The surviving highway measured over a quarter of a mile ... the region’s first opportunity to study a long section of Roman road with related roadside buildings. Excavations at the site in ...

"The coffin was found at what was once a Roman road linking ancient Britain during our work to upgrade a section of the A47 in Cambridgeshire to dual carriageway. "At National Highways we take ...