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What Lies Beneath? Archaeology in Action @ Museum of London You never know - there may even be summat prehistoric! ---------------------------------------------------- Ever wonder what lies beneath your feet? On 16 July the Museum of London opened Archaeology in Action... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by goffik 21st July 2010ce

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

Farthing Downs (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Links

English Heritage Full description of this multi-phase site. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 29th January 2012ce

Central London — News

London built on the blood of slaves This very interesting article was posted by Digital Digging on Facebook. The Romans as cruel oppressors seems to be written out of history yet totally believable. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24021618-london-built-with-the-blood-of-british-slaves.do Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by tjj 16th December 2011ce

London Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) — News

On the move again? "It now appears the the Stone will be on its travels once again, although this time not across the road, but a few doors along. Diamond Geezer, one of the prolific London bloggers, has been delving into the planning application from the owners of the building where the stone now resides:" More here - http://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/the-london-stone-on-the-move-again/ Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Littlestone 15th November 2011ce

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Posted by Chance 14th April 2011ce

Vauxhall Cross (Ancient Trackway) — Miscellaneous

The dig is here in their Bronze Age Compilation: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team-digs/4od#2927032 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by nix 8th March 2011ce

Central London — Images

Posted by nix 21st February 2011ce

Central London — News

7,000-year-old timbers found beneath MI6 Thames headquarters Archaeologists hail oldest wooden structure ever found on river, despite security services' armed response to researchers. When MI6 set up home on the banks of the Thames one secret escaped its watchful eyes. The oldest wooden structure ever found on the river, timbers almost 7,000 years old, have been discovered buried in the silt below the windows of the security services' ziggurat headquarters at Vauxhall, south London. The archaeologists who uncovered the six hefty timber piles had to explain to the security services what they were up to when armed police turned up after they were spotted pottering about on a foggy day in the mud, armed only with tripods, cameras and measuring equipment – not, as one spectator had apparently reported, shoulder-mounted rocket launchers. "They accepted there wasn't much damage we could do with a tripod," said Gustave Milne, the archaeologist who leads the Thames Discovery programme that has been surveying the entire prehistoric foreshore, uncovering centuries of ancient wharves, fish traps, jetties and ship timbers. The timbers, partly scoured bare by erosion of the river bed, the largest up to a third of a metre in diameter, were discovered in work during exceptionally low tides last February, but carbon dating work – revealed in the new edition of London Archaeologist journal – has only recently been completed, proving that the trees were felled between 4790 BC and 4490 BC. Full story in The Guardian Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by baza 7th January 2011ce

The Clerk's Well (Sacred Well) — Fieldnotes

If you wish to inspect the well at close quarter. Contact the local historian at Finsbury Library. They have a key and will open the space by arrangement. There is little about any pre-historic provenance but the little exhibition next to the well is interesting. The room housing the well is suffering from subsidence and will undergo restoration and be closed for a period soon. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by nix 14th May 2010ce

The Clerk's Well (Sacred Well) — Images

Posted by nix 14th May 2010ce

Central London — News

MUSEUM OF LONDON - new galleries The new galleries are open. The London before London display is great. New online fabulous collection of images of the masses of prehistoric artefacts found in the area: http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Collections/Prehistoric1700/Prehistoric.htm Comments (3)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by nix 14th May 2010ce