{
  "id": 8506952,
  "title": "Marks spotted in 1995 photo may reveal lost 18th-century English building",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/marks-spotted-in-1995-photo-may-reveal-lost-18th-century-english",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-19T17:31:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/archaeology/in-1995-strange-marks-appeared-in-a-photograph-of-an-english-estate-31-years-later-archaeologists-say-they-may-have-uncovered-the-foundations-of-a-lost-18th-century-building/articleshow/134331073.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the summer of 1995, Temple Newsam, a historic estate in Leeds, England, was captured on camera showing peculiar marks on its grass. Local archaeology enthusiasts, Mike Turpin and others, suspected these patterns might indicate hidden foundations beneath the lawn. Three decades later, their intuition was confirmed as the team from South Leeds Archaeology uncovered remnants of what could be an 18th-century building, dating back more than 280 years. This discovery has also sparked interest in an 18th-century painting that seemingly depicts a structure once considered part of a never-realized renovation plan.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Marks on 1995 photo may indicate hidden foundations",
    "Archaeologists confirm 18th-century building remnants",
    "Painting sparks interest in overlooked renovation plan"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}