Britain’s scorching summer is doing more than turning lawns brown. Across parts of the UK, prolonged heat and unusually dry conditions are causing historic patterns buried beneath layers of soil and turf to reappear, offering archaeologists and historians a fleeting glimpse into landscapes that disappeared centuries ago.

Britain’s scorching summer is doing more than turning lawns brown. Across parts of the UK, prolonged heat and unusually dry conditions are causing historic patterns buried beneath…

Heat, drought expose Britain's vulnerability to extreme weather -