...archaeological treasures are revealed.
This time in Britain on the Yorkshire moors. According to this story by Martin Wainwright (any relation to Loudon?) in the Guardian, a 6-day fire on Fylingdales Moor burned away the peat to reveal a 3000-year-old landscape. That was in 2003, but it's being reported as if it were new now.
According to the North York Moors National Park, a large grant for more research has just been awarded. That explains the renewed interest.
Rock art was there before, but triple the amount was uncovered by the fire--as well as Mesolithic flint tools and tracks from the 18th century, when shitloads (literally) of urine were brought from London to an alum factory. Great mordant, urine.
Here's an English Heritage site on Fylingdales, showing a barrow from the Bronze Age. The picture is from there as well.
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