--- "Paul T. Root" <ptroot@iaces.com> wrote:
> This doesn't explain why, in Europe, on the the British Isle's
> drive
> on the left and the rest on the right. Italy, France, etc all had
> the same Roman influences.
This week's "puzzlah" on Cah Talk concerns archeological evidence
that the Romans drove their chariots on the left in Britain:
> Keepus Leftus, Brutus
> RAY: This week's puzzler comes from the wonderful world of ancient
> history and transportation.
> Some time ago, a team of British archaeologists came upon some
> ancient Roman ruins. Among the ruins was a stone quarry, a nearby
> fortress of some kind, and what appeared to be a small town, with
> some houses, some livestock pens, and so on.
>
> All of these things were connected by roads -- those famous stone
> roads built by the Romans. In fact, they probably obtained the
> stones for the roads from the very quarry they discovered. After
> some careful observation, these archaeologists determined that the
> Romans drove their carts and wagons, and, probably chariots too,
> on the left side of the road, just like the Brits do.
>
> How did they know this?
Tune in this weekend for the exciting answer! :-)
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David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com
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