This field once housed a large Viking settlement. The centre of the
picture shows vestiges of a Viking Age house with long curved walls.
Other remnant houses are also visible in the cornfield, along with
vestiges of pit houses.
There’s a lot to learn about the past by studying the land from high above. See a series of stunning aerial archaeology photos here.
Since 2009 archaeologists have been using small aircraft to map nine
areas in Denmark that are of particular interest to archaeologists and
historians.
The project is called 'The past as viewed from the sky – air archaeology in Denmark' and will initially run until 2013.
But what can aerial photos possibly tell us about the past?
