This article was originally published in February 2018. An ornate fresco that once adorned the residence of a wealthy Roman citizen was discovered by our archaeologists at 21...
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The Historian
Digging up a right royal history
Archaeologists have been thrilled at some unique finds in a sixth-century princely burial site near Southend-on-Sea In 2003 archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology...
The Historian
Chalk and cheese: Samuel Pepys at Ten Trinity Square
This article was originally published in August 2018. Our archaeologists excavated Ten Trinity Square beside the Tower of London, as part of the development of a luxury hotel and...
The Architect
A pristine Roman sculpture, almost too good to be true
In 2013 archaeologists from MOLA discovered an extraordinary Roman sculpture on the last day of excavation for the development of Motel One. In this article the astonishing story...
The Architect
London Mithraeum: a Roman ruin re-imagined
The first new interpretation of a Roman ruin in London for nearly 20 years, London Mithraeum opened to the public in November 2017. The ruins of the mid-3rd century temple were...