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Anyone Want to have a guess what these are?

losthorizon · 2013-04-14 12:40:45

I took a picture of this on holiday recently - anybody want to have a guess what they are based on the photo? DSC04106.JPG

14-04-2013 12:40PM

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I took a picture of this on holiday recently - anybody want to have a guess what they are based on the photo?
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#2 14-04-2013 08:36PM

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To do with cart traffic. Width of stone matched the axle width and kept the carts in their own lane. At least, that's what similar stones did in Pompeii.

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#3 14-04-2013 10:02PM

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Very good!! This is in Merida in Spain and was described as Roman Speed Bumps to slow down traffic.

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#4 23-04-2013 01:36PM

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PhotogTom wrote: »

To do with cart traffic. Width of stone matched the axle width and kept the carts in their own lane. At least, that's what similar stones did in Pompeii.

Plus they served as stepping stones for crossing roads that in towns were pretty filthy.

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#5 23-04-2013 03:46PM

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Pompeii is fantastic, you can see grooves in the stones which were worn away by the wheels of the carts.

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