THOUSANDS of perfectly preserved Roman artefacts and underground structures

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‘The Pompeii of the North’: London’s most important ever archaeological dig unearths THOUSANDS of perfectly preserved Roman artefacts and underground structures
By admin on April 10, 2013
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Thousands of Roman artefacts have been unearthed in an archaeological dig hailed as ‘the most important excavation ever held in London’.

Archaeologists have found coins, pottery, shoes, lucky charms and an amber Gladiator amulet which date back almost 2,000 years.

Experts leading the excavation have also uncovered wooden structures from the 40s AD around 40ft beneath the ground.

The site is just yards from the River Thames and alongside a huge building project for new offices on Queen Victoria Street in the heart of London’s financial district.

The discoveries have been so well preserved in the muddy waters of the lost Walbrook River that archaeologists have nicknamed the site ‘the Pompeii of the North’.

Sadie Watson, the site director from the Museum of London Archaeology, said: ‘Certainly the archaeology on this project so far is probably the most important excavation ever held within London, certainly within Roman London.

They found 2000 year old Lucky Charms!!! Those were some pretty powerful preservatives they had back then.



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