Introduction

Aerial photography is an excellent way to gain a broad overview of a landscape.

For the archaeologist this method of prospection and surveying is particularly useful as many archaeological sites and structures have through time become buried, making it difficult to identify them at ground level. However, when viewed from the air these features can become much more readily identifiable due to the patterns made by crop growth (cropmark site), the casting of shadows (shadow site) and differentiation in soil colour (soilmark site).

To discover more about these tell-tale signs follow the links below:

• Cropmark Sites
• Shadow Sites
• Soilmark Sites