North York Moors archeological dig investigating possible prehistoric farming settlement

An archaeological dig on the North York Moors National Park is exploring the possible site of a prehistoric farming settlement.
The dig will investigate the possible prehistoric farming settlementThe dig will investigate the possible prehistoric farming settlement
The dig will investigate the possible prehistoric farming settlement
By Sophie McCandlish
Published 17th Apr 2022, 06:00 BST

Investigating the findings of a previous aerial survey, the dig is taking place in the north of the National Park towards Guisborough.

Miles Johnson, head of historic environment at the North York Moors National Park Authority, said it was an exciting project.

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“It’s always exciting to have the opportunity to discover something new and help reveal the hidden history of the landscape,” he said.

“It’s been a number of years since we’ve seen an excavation on this kind of site in the North York Moors and few examples of this kind of site have ever been investigated in the region.”

The site first came to the attention of the National Park Authority’s archaeology team following an aerial survey of the surrounding landscape, known as LiDAR mapping, which uses laser technology to scan the ground identifying variations which may otherwise be hidden under vegetation. This was followed by a study on the ground in 2019.