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The link between roads and the military goes at least as far as the Romans but their impacts (both positive and negative) are much more broad ranging. The Newbury bypass (as it turns out) was not used to enable the use of cruise missiles; but it has changed the social structure of this area substantially and it is a daily part of life for many many people. I spent a good deal of time on it last year and the gash through the hill is always striking depending on my mood brings melancholy or nostalgia (Canadian roads being terribly terrain oblivious for completely different reasons) Dissent is an important part of understanding motorways and other contemporary roads, but the continuing experience of them is important as well S ________________________________________ From: Discussion List for Contemporary and Historical Archaeology [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan Lawrence [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 04 February 2009 23:13 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Donnington When at WAC in Cape Town I was told that the large and impressive freeway infrastructure there was constructed during apartheid to assist the government with getting troops into the townships. Associate Professor Susan Lawrence Archaeology La Trobe University Melbourne 3086 Victoria Australia ph 61 3 9479 1790 fax 61 3 9479 1881 -------------------------- contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events in contemporary and historical archaeology, and for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. ------- For email subscription options see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html ------- Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk -------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________________ Concerned about how climate change may affect older properties? What about saving energy? Visit our new website www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk today. This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of English Heritage unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it. Any information sent to English Heritage may become publicly available. -------------------------- contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events in contemporary and historical archaeology, and for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. ------- For email subscription options see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html ------- Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk --------------------------