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Timber structure older than Stonehenge found "Archaeologists have unexpectedly uncovered London's oldest timber structure, which predates Stonehenge by about 500 years." More here - http://www.livescience.com/history/090813-london-oldest-timber.html Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Littlestone 21st August 2009ce

Prehistoric axe and skeletons found at Olympic site in UK's largest archaeological dig A 4,000-year-old flint axe, four prehistoric skeletons and a 19th century boat have been unearthed at the Olympic Park. Preparations for the London 2012 Olympics have seen over 140 trenches dug on the 1... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Pilgrim 11th March 2009ce Edited 12th March 2009ce

Making History: Antiquaries in Britain, 1707–2007 This exhibition at the Royal Academy explores the work and achievement of the Fellowship of the Society of Antiquaries of London since its foundation in the early eighteenth century to the present day... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Mr Hamhead 26th September 2007ce Edited 26th September 2007ce

Archaeology at Terminal 5 Heathrow reveals historic legacy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3072211... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 18th July 2003ce

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LAARC London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre. Search online for details of excavations in the city. The area / map search might be useful, or there's the 'What? When?' search where you can narrow it down to everything 'Neolithic' for example. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 21st July 2006ce

The Guardian Chapter one of Peter Ackroyd's 'London: the biography' - which is full of information about prehistoric London, including a bit of etymology of its hills and rivers, with plenty of interesting things to chase up. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 23rd November 2005ce

London Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) — News

London Stone: Making a Myth Lecture. Museum of London, Tuesday, 13 April. 6.30-8pm. Free. "John Clark has recently retired from a long and distinguished career as Senior Curator (Medieval) at the Museum of London. In this talk he investigates the strange history of London Stone, the mysterious block of limestone that currently sits, ignored by passers-by, in an alcove in the wall of a building opposite Cannon Street Station." More here - http://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/london-stone-making-a-myth-3/ Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Littlestone 17th March 2010ce

Central London — News

Jade Axe Gallery Talk In conjunction with BBC Radio 4) and the British Museum's A History of the World in 100 Objects: (Jade Axe http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/ZRfYPmVMSgmqZyFEY8VRJA ) there will be a Gallery Talk at the Museum by Gillian Varndell on Saturday, 20 February from 1:15. Details here - http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar/february/a_neolithic_jade_axe.aspx Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Littlestone 5th February 2010ce

Boadicea's Grave (Round Barrow(s)) — Fieldnotes

Stuck in London on a two day Finance Course (yuck), blue skies and September sunshine warranted a tube ride to Hampstead and a walk over the heath. The barrow is sadly fenced off, but is very large and prominent. It's covered with trees and surrounded by vegetation, so the full form is not easy to see. There may be a ditch around the barrow. As mentioned below, it's well worth the trip on a nice day for the views from Parliament Hill. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 11th November 2009ce

Boadicea's Grave (Round Barrow(s)) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by thesweetcheat 11th November 2009ce

London Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) — News

London Stone to cross the road The American property developer Gerald Hines is trying to persuade the City of London authority to let him re-house the stone in the foyer of the redeveloped Cannon Street station. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23720677-details/Smart+new+home+for+stone+that+s+steeped+in+history/article.do It's true that this is nearer to it's original horizontal position - albeit several meters up in the air from the original ground height where it stood. There hasn't been any movement on the proposed relocation of the stone to the Museum of London and almost anything would be preferable to the way it is currently housed. Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by nix 28th August 2009ce

Vauxhall Cross (Ancient Trackway) — Images

Posted by nix 26th June 2009ce