The Romans built stone paved roads, but this improvement in transport was probably used before, soon after wheeled transport became common.
The Inca of South America were another peoples who used stone paved roads. And also extensive stone paved footpaths over long distances and undulating terrain.
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The Mound Builders built mounds of earth and stone
5th and 4th Centuries BCE.
China is one of the oldest civilization. There is no doubt that there were stone age people in Ancient China. They started to move around looking for food and other needs.
The first indications of constructed roads date from about 4000 BC and consist of stone paved streets at Ur in modern-day Iraq and timber roads preserved in a swamp in Glastonbury, England.
Some modern roads follow the path of Roman Roads. After the end of the Roman civilization, the stone paving of the Roman Roads was not replicated. However, some Roman Roads remained important trade routes in the Middle Ages and followed trade itineraries which are still used today.