Ancient Sites Revealed in Parched English Fields
September 1st, 2010 - 3:14 am ICT by Angela Kaye MasonAug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The ghostly outlines of quite a few ancient sites, which had been previously hidden, have been found in the parched fields of the English countryside, due to the abnormally dry summer season which Britain has undergone.
There were literally hundreds of sites, including military locations which date back to World War II, Roman forts, and Neolithic settlements, and English Heritage has been taking pictures of the newly discovered historical sites from the air.
The locations are called “crop marks” and show the faint outlines of before unseen buried treasures which are showing on the surface now due to the dry weather. These marks become pronounced when the crops over them grow at different rates, and the stunted crops over shallow soil bring the ancient structures into view.
A senior investigator with English Heritage stated, “It’s hard to remember a better year,” said Dave MacLeod. “Crop marks are always at their best in dry weather, but the last few summers have been a disappointment. This year we have taken full advantage of the conditions. We try to concentrate on areas that in an average year don’t produce much archaeology.”
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Tags: ancient structures, archaeology, crop marks, crops, dave macleod, disappointment, dry summer season, dry weather, english countryside, english heritage, faint outlines, ghostly outlines, military locations, neolithic settlements, roman forts, shallow soil, world war ii
