Lost Roman roads revealed by flood maps
Lost Roman roads revealed by flood maps
Environment Agency maps used by archaeologists to uncover ancient roads
By Roshina Jowaheer Jan 2, 2016
Updated: Jan 2nd 2016 11:20 AM
Amateur archaeologists have discovered several Roman roads in Britain using maps provided by the Environment Agency for assessing areas at risk of flooding.
The maps were created by aircraft equipped with laser scanners and revealed ancient roads in the North and South West of England.
Lidar and light detection were used by the Environment Agency to map England's landscape for decades but the data was only made freely available to the public in 2013.
Two years later, the amateur archaeologists found at least seven Roman roads, including an 11-mile track between Ribchester and Lancaster.
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