Wednesday 17 April 2013

The Pompeii of the North

Thousands of Roman artefacts have been unearthed in an archaeological dig hailed as 'the most important excavation ever held in London'.
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'

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.

Archaeologists have found coins, pottery, shoes, lucky charms and also uncovered wooden structures from the 40s AD around 40ft beneath the ground.

It has offered experts an unprecedented glimpse into life in the bustling centre of Roman Londinium.

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