The dry weather has revealed ancient water courses buried under cultivated fields
Archaeologists say recent dry weather has given them the best chance since 1976 to detect new sites from the air.
Marks in crop fields across central and southern Scotland have revealed new Iron Age structures in the Borders, and a temporary Roman camp near Peebles.
Dave Cowley from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) said: "We depend on dry years to bring out the buried remains in the crops."
He added that newly revealed sites "add to our ability to see into the past."
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