A window into Roman life in Southwark
Andrew Henderson-Schwartz
12.10.2021
When you hop-off the train at London Bridge, wander around Borough Market, or gaze up at The Shard, do you ever wonder what this part of
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Unique burial thought to be rare direct evidence of slavery in Roman Britain
MOLA team
03.06.2021We have been researching the skeleton of an adult male found buried in a ditch, secured at the ankles with a locked set of iron fetters. This is the first discovery of a burial wearing this form of restraint from Roman Britain, raising questions about who this person was and why they were shackled. -
Thirty years of archaeological work reveal in incredible detail two thousand years of Spitalfields life
MOLA team
15.12.2020One of the largest archaeological projects ever undertaken in the capital, focused on the area of what is now Spitalfields, is complete after more than 30 years of work by a team of over 150 of our archaeological experts. -
The archaeology of sea level change in the southern North Sea
Damian Goodburn
18.07.2020In this blog, archaeological woodwork specialist Damian Goodburn shares what decades of excavation has taught us about sea level change over the centuries, and what bearing this has on life on the Thames floodplain today… -
Cooking trends through time: Why were Roman cheese presses so popular in the Lower Nene Valley?
MOLA team
04.06.2020Under lockdown, many have taken to their kitchens to channel their energy into trying new and foods and recipes, investing in new kitchen kit. In this blog, we show that culinary trends across time and space are nothing new, and look at why the Roman residents of the Lower Nene Valley appear to have been quite so keen on cheese.