7 archaeology sites exposed by our hottest summer
One of the unexpected consequences of the hottest summer many of us can remember – okay, we know it’s not quite so hot now – has been a glimpse into the distant past as archaeology sites have suddenly become visible from the surface.
Fascinating stuff it is too and here are 7 of the best, pictures from historic England featured by the Guardian.
1. Ancient farms in Somerset
2. Prehistoric settlement in Cornwall
3. Prehistoric funary monuments and settlement in Oxfordshire
4. Prehistoric settlement or cemetery in Suffolk
5. Tixall Hall in Staffordshire
6. Remains of a Roman farm in Devon.
7. An iron age round settlement inCornwall
Here’s what people made of it online earlier this year.
This is so cool. The UK's current heatwave is exposing the outline of ancient hill forts and settlements. Soil quality today is still affected by iron age construction, so the grass on top changes colour at a different pace in the sun. HT @holland_tom https://t.co/5aRUkGdvPb pic.twitter.com/MaM5GdxV6b
— Mike Bird (@Birdyword) July 8, 2018
Not everyone was entirely serious.
I wonder what lies beneath my garden pic.twitter.com/BGODlwdlVS
— Rich Kirkham (@R1cH_Kirkh4m) July 8, 2018
Ancient motorway chevrons
— Ian Stoddart (@ImStoddicus) July 8, 2018
