Dry weather reveals archaeological 'cropmarks' in fields
30 August 2010 Last updated at 07:01 GMT
English Heritage said sites which have been invisible since the drought of 1976 reappeared this summer英國遺產說，自1976年乾旱以來已看不見的地點，又在今年夏天出現
Hundreds of ancient sites have been discovered by aerial surveys, thanks to a dry start to the summer, English Heritage has said.
數以百計的古代遺址已經以空中勘測發現，由於乾燥的夏季開始，英國遺產說。
The surveys show marks made when crops growing over buried features develop at a different rate from those nearby.
調查顯示痕跡作出，當作物生長時埋藏附近以不同速率發展的面貌。
The newly-discovered Roman and prehistoric settlements include a site near Bradford Abbas, Dorset.
新發現的羅馬和史前遺址，包括近多塞特布拉德福德阿巴斯的一個地點。
The Roman camp was revealed in June after three sides became visible in sun-parched fields of barley.
羅馬營地在6月被揭發，在太陽炎熱的大麥田中的三方變得可見後。
The lightly-built defensive enclosure would have provided basic protection for Roman soldiers while on manoeuvres in the first century AD and is one of only four discovered in the south west of England, English Heritage said.
當在公元一世紀演習的時候，輕輕的內置防禦外殼會提供基本保護不羅馬士兵，及是在英格蘭西南部只有4個發現中的一個，英國遺產說。
The dry conditions also allowed well-known sites to be photographed in greater detail.
乾燥的條件也讓知名地點被拍照得更詳細。
豐收年
Bumper year
Newton Kyme, near Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, was shown to not only be home to a Roman fort dating back nearly 2,000 years but also a larger, stronger defence built in 290AD.
English Heritage senior investigator Dave MacLeod said: "It's hard to remember a better year.
"Cropmarks 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."
Flights over the Holderness area of the East Riding proved particularly productive with about 60 new sites, mainly prehistoric, found in just one day including livestock and settlement enclosures.
English Heritage said some sites which have not been visible since the drought of 1976 reappeared this summer.
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