New archaeological sites discovered on Exmoor (England)
MORE than 2,200 previously unknown archaeological sites have been discovered on Exmoor.
And significant new information has been added to a further 800 sites, thanks to painstaking research over the last two years.
Two archaeologists from Exmoor National Park Authority looked through more than 12,000 aerial photographs as part of the Exmoor National Mapping Programme.
The time consuming exercise was designed to help build up a more detailed picture of Exmoor's past by identifying and interpreting archaeological sites.
From prehistoric settlements to enigmatic structures from the Second World War, the project has revealed the great diversity of Exmoor's historic landscape.
The work, which has been funded by English Heritage as part of its National Mapping Programme, has created a highly detailed map of Exmoor's archaeology.
During the survey the archaeologists examined piles of aerial photographs, dating from 1946 to 2009, the vast majority of them from English Heritage's National Monuments Record.
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And significant new information has been added to a further 800 sites, thanks to painstaking research over the last two years.
Two archaeologists from Exmoor National Park Authority looked through more than 12,000 aerial photographs as part of the Exmoor National Mapping Programme.
The time consuming exercise was designed to help build up a more detailed picture of Exmoor's past by identifying and interpreting archaeological sites.
From prehistoric settlements to enigmatic structures from the Second World War, the project has revealed the great diversity of Exmoor's historic landscape.
The work, which has been funded by English Heritage as part of its National Mapping Programme, has created a highly detailed map of Exmoor's archaeology.
During the survey the archaeologists examined piles of aerial photographs, dating from 1946 to 2009, the vast majority of them from English Heritage's National Monuments Record.