Dry weather is helping archaeologists discover ancient sites
Crops planted over ancient sites grow taller and greener in droughts, giving away their location
Print edition | Britain
Jul 12th 2018
AS A heatwave sends most Britons scuttling to beaches and pub gardens, the country’s archaeologists have been busy, taking to the skies to identify ancient sites that are not visible for most of the year. Aerial investigators from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales have discovered a Roman fortlet beneath a field in Magor, along with the ruins of an ancient farm not far away in Langstone. Historic England, another public body, has dispatched aerial reconnaissance teams from bases in York and Swindon to scour the country for Roman villas and prehistoric forts.
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