Author: Selkirk, Raymond
Title: The Piercebridge Formula : A Dramatic New View of Roman History
Description: Cambridge, Patrick Stephens, (1983). orig.boards, dustwrapper.. 24x17cm, 217 pp.. Textual photo illustrations.. ISBN: 0850596211. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Though deceptively simple, the Piecebridge Formula [where a Roman road crosses a river there is an excellent chance of finding the remains of a Roman site] - will revolutionise our view of Roman Britain. Its implications are destined to influence archaeologists for many years to come. For what freelance pilot and amateur archaeologist Raymond Selkirk has discovered is that the Roman Conquest of Britian was carried out by water transport and not by road as has been commonly supposed..." - dustwrapper. Contents: The principles of aerial archaeology; Who's who under the ground; The Roman roads; A new insight - the Roman supply lines; The search intensifies; Roman sea power; Roman engineering

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