Cropmark
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Cropmarks or crop marks are a means through which sub-surface archaeological, natural and recent features may be visible from the air or a vantage point on higher ground or a temporary platform. Such
Cropmarks at a protohistoric site at Grézac, France
Sketched diagram of a negative cropmark above a wall and a positive cropmark above a ditch
Crop marks in Gloucestershire. Cereal crop left, beans right. The relative intensity in the crops was reversed in the near infrared.
Near infra-red kite aerial photo at Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire, UK
Mucking is an archaeological site near the village of Mucking in southern Essex. The site contains remains dating from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages—a period of some 3,000 years—and the Bronze Age
Cropmark
…Venice, from a combination of visible and near-infrared photos of the area taken during a drought in 2007, which stressed the maize and soy crops. The multi period site at Mucking was discovered as a result of aerial photographs showing cropmarks and soil marks. The earliest photographs to reveal the site were taken by the Luftwaffe…
Romano-British or Anglo-Saxon belt fittings from the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Mucking, 5th century, (British Museum)
Romano-British or Anglo-Saxon belt fittings from Mucking, 5th century, (British Museum).