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Most European cities have channeled their waters into paved canals, wiping out much of the history along the way—but not London, which is one of the only places where you can safely do something like mudlarking.
The variety of artifacts found can be significant finds, but they also, often, represent items museums don’t often have much of, the cheaply-made, everyday objects such as children’s toys like a medieval toy horse and knight, a Roman hair pin, or Venetian glass chevron beads.
The Thames is one of the largest archaeological sites in the world, and pretty much the entire history of Britain can be told from items found there.
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Most European cities have channeled their waters into paved canals, wiping out much of the history along the way—but not London, which is one of the only places where you can safely do something like mudlarking.
The variety of artifacts found can be significant finds, but they also, often, represent items museums don’t often have much of, the cheaply-made, everyday objects such as children’s toys like a medieval toy horse and knight, a Roman hair pin, or Venetian glass chevron beads.
The Thames is one of the largest archaeological sites in the world, and pretty much the entire history of Britain can be told from items found there.
Support Ballsy History
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