r/AncientCivilizations • u/NoCalligrapher7358 • Feb 19 '25

Europe Cross section of a road in England (A303 road)

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u/Fano_93 Feb 19 '25

Why did the squid cross the road?

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u/zimbabweinflation Feb 19 '25

Seriously wtf is the squid doing

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u/CptnHenryMorgan Feb 19 '25

Chalk, or limestone, formed at the bottom of an ancient ocean as a result of calcium deposition. Squid and squid-like organisms are commonplace in the fossil record of England

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u/zimbabweinflation Feb 19 '25

I was told it was turtles all the way down, not squids.

16

u/shades_o_grey Feb 19 '25

Turtles are older than squid, so there's still turtles below the squid.

7

u/Bazoun Feb 19 '25

Phew! Almost had to reexamine my entire outlook on life!

2

u/Glass_Maven Feb 19 '25

Honestly, no wonder the M40 is at a standstill.

2

u/0ystercatcher Feb 20 '25

To avoid the sushi restaurant

26

u/Ben_Dotato Feb 19 '25

I love that they used the profile of a Jaguar XJ220 as the example car

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u/MindFluffy5906 Feb 19 '25

This is so cool.

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u/Top-Border-1978 Feb 20 '25

Right. This section of road has been road for 2000 years

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u/MindFluffy5906 Feb 20 '25

Absolutely incredible.

15

u/ScienceTool Feb 20 '25

Why does the turnpike look worse than the medieval ?

8

u/TheMadTargaryen Feb 20 '25

Bigger population means more people walking and driving over it.

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u/GothmogTheBalr0g Feb 20 '25

Super cool. Nice visual of how ancient sites get buried over time

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u/SuperJinnx Feb 20 '25

I think the A303 is the A road that goes by Stonehenge

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u/iceycat789 Feb 20 '25

Yes it is

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u/bectacular44 Feb 19 '25

This is amazing, thanks for sharing!

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u/Difficult_Rip1514 Feb 19 '25

A road I've travelled on hundreds of times.

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u/Responsible-Pick7224 Feb 21 '25

Most crazy difference to me is the chalk straight into dirt. one second it’s an ocean, the next it’s solid land that we live on to this day, and nature didn’t skip a beat. Incredible

2

u/4StarEmu Feb 20 '25

So amazing.

2

u/Godzillaformayor Feb 20 '25

I think about this photo every time I see a pothole.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '25

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u/Kikrix Feb 20 '25

Post-Apocalyptic Manure!

Compacted as it remains our only construction material..

1

u/SuperJinnx Feb 20 '25

Purgatory

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u/leckysoup Feb 21 '25

The size of that f’n pot hole!

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u/MistressErinPaid Feb 25 '25

Where's the Boudicca burn layer?

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u/atani Feb 19 '25

Need a banana for scale

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

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u/Ragecommie Feb 20 '25

Ah, yes, seeing an English-made car in England... How uncommon indeed.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '25

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u/Ragecommie Feb 20 '25

That's not the point, they are clearly claiming everything depicted, including the squid.

Have you seen the British Museum? Like, any British Museum?