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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 research for Crossrail completes: the UK’s largest archaeology programme

MOLA team
26.10.2017

The final MOLA books of the Crossrail Archaeology series are published, covering 10,000 years of London history.

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Bleak fortunes of 16th to 18th century Londoners revealed through scientific testing for Crossrail

MOLA team
22.10.2017

Discover the latest results from the largest archaeological study of London’s population from the 16th to 18th centuries

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Archaeological research for Crossrail reveals the murky past of the New Churchyard burial ground

MOLA team
27.07.2017

Ahead of the release of the next publication in the Crossrail Archaeology series, we share some of the fascinating research contained within about the New Churchyard burial ground's fascinating past

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London History Day: Thames Discovery Programme and Tideway Tadpoles

Josh Frost
15.06.2017

Last week the Thames Discovery Programme, with support from Tideway, ran the next three sessions for the Tadpoles and celebrated London History Day. Here, Josh talks us through what the Tadpoles learnt…

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Crossrail excavation offers glimpse into daily life of Tudor Londoners

MOLA team
21.02.2017

Research published in the latest book in the Crossrail Archaeology series explores the daily life of Tudor Londoners through fascinating finds excavated from the Farringdon Station Crossrail site

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