Amazing Old School 3D Map of Hadrian’s Wall

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A Murder of Crows on the Wall, Hadrian's Wall, links

On his website, Dan Becker shows you how to make an awesome handmade 3D map of Hadrian’s Wall and its environs.  All you need is some foam core, some map print outs, and lots of patience!

The illustrated example gives a good illustration of the valley Vindolanda fort sits in and its geographic relationship to the Wall.

Full details here: http://www.danbecker.info/other/HadriansWallMap/HadriansWallMap.html

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Pedius, quo vadis?

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A Murder of Crows on the Wall, archaeology, forts, Hadrian's Wall

from the British Library, http://portico.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/unvbrit/m/001cotclad00006u00012v00.html

A partial list of the archaeological sites visited by Pedius during the course of his investigations:

• Binchester Roman Fort (Vinovium)
• South Shields Fort (Arbeia)
• Wallsend Fort (Segedunum)
• Benwell Crossing and Temple (Condercum)
• Haltonchesters Fort (Onnum)
• Corbridge (Coria)
• Chesters Fort and Bridge Abutment (Cilurnum)
• Carrawburgh Fort and Mithraeum (Brocolitia)
• Housesteads Fort (Vercovicium)
• Milking Gap Settlement
• Vindolanda Fort
• Bogle Hole
• Mare and Foal Standing Stones
• Birdoswald (Banna)
• Pike Hill
• Stanwix Fort (Uxelodunum)
• Bowness (Mais)
• Maryport (Alauna)