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Welcome to the MOLA blog. Explore our latest news, discoveries, stories and content. Our blog posts are created by archaeologists and specialists from across the organisation and cover a range of fascinating and informative topics. Browse our posts using the tags, join in the discussion and share with your network.

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Archaeological excavations are revealing the rich history of Southwark

MOLA team
18.07.2018

A team of our archaeologists – working on behalf of MB Bermondsey – recently began excavations in north Southwark, with evidence for Roman building and later industrial activity.

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A perfect storm in a tea cup: Archaeology and Britain’s favourite drink

MOLA team
18.04.2018

Today is National Tea Day, where the nation joins together to celebrate the beloved cuppa. But where did our love of tea come from? And what does it have to do with archaeology? Our work is helping to provide some of the answers.

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For the love of archaeology: Our four favourite Valentine’s finds

MOLA team
14.02.2018

To celebrate Valentine’s Day we asked our team of expert finds specialists to tell us a little bit about their favourite love-related archaeological finds.

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The Curtain Theatre: The citizen's playhouse for high-octane drama

MOLA team
30.01.2018

Today we’re able to reveal further fascinating insights into Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch and how its shape and form led it become a true citizen’s playhouse...

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Discovering Deptford Royal Dockyard in Pictures

MOLA team
13.12.2017

The findings from our dig at Deptford Royal Dockyard, the largest archaeological excavation of a naval dockyard, have been published!

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