Arc and Arc President questions lack of assessment of possible Roman road
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Arc and Arc President questions lack of assessment of possible Roman road
• The president of St Albans’ leading archaeological organisation has expressed his concern over the lack of a proper investigation at the site of a major Roman road.
• Professor Mark Freeman of St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society (SAHAAS) is widely regarded as the city’s leading living historian.
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