Ancient Buildings being exposed by the Drought in the UK

[RKW]

It seems because of the drought which is making crops turn brown, some areas of the crops are greener than others because of buried objects which are now forming an outline of previously, unknown ancient structures.

Aerial photographs "show marks made when crops growing over buried features develop at a different rate from those nearby." Up close, they're impossible to see. But from the air, a pattern emerges. Other photos and full article is here.

 

[General Ray]

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[Brian(upstateNY)]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[General Ray]

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[charlie (ky)]

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[therick]

I used to hunt "Hendricks Field" in my home town on Sebring, Fla. It was known to have the largest squadrons of B-17 Bombers during WW II because it was a major flight school during the war. Once you learned to fly one of these flying fortresses, you were given your wings and then issued a bomber and sent to England to join the war.

Back in the late '70's I found that in during times of drought (or a dry period) you could make out the 8 inch wide outlines of the fields' Barracks. That was because when they tore them down years ago, they left some of the bottom row of 8 inch wide concrete block wall and then covered over it with about 2 or 3 inches of dirt, which became field grass over the years. Well, during a dry period, this strip of concrete block was the first to dry out because it was just under the surface. You could clearly see the outline of the barracks all over the place as the grass dried out and died.. The only problem was that this old air field is home of the Sebring 12hr. Grand Prix of Endurance and they've been racing here, every year, since 1952. You can imagine the beer cans and can slaw all over the place. It's really not worth hunting anymore unless you can gain access to restricted areas or maybe some sort of ground being moved around.

 

[Brian(upstateNY)]

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