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Reservoir dries up revealing impressive prehistoric villages

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People admiring the packhorse bridge which is usually under water. Fernworthy reservoir on Dartmoor national park is only 30% full. The low water levels have revealed 2 bridges dating back hundreds of years as well as early bronze age hut circles which would normally be submerged in water. October 8, 2026. // Water levels at a reservoir have dropped so low they have revealed the remains of prehistoric villages. The summer's intense heatwave led the waters at Fernworthy Reservoir in Devon to drop to just 30% of its total capacity. As the water level dropped remains and imprints of Bronze Age stone huts can be seen in the dirt below. Humans have lived around Dartmoor since at least 2300BC, with the area containing some of the highest concentration of Bronze Age settlements in the country. By 2500BC, farmers had begun to clear woodlands and build elaborate monuments, including stone circles to commemorate the dead, as well as entire villages of stone roundhouses. B... </div> <div class= Read Entire Article
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