London is a city of layers, where shining skyscrapers are built atop some of the city’s oldest ancient sites. Recent excavations, such as a Roman basilica unearthed in London’s financial ...
In the past, there were few protocols for the proper excavation and preservation of artifacts in London, a city rich […] ...
The London headquarters of financial and media company Bloomberg stands on sacred Roman ground. More than 20 feet below modern street level rests the Temple of Mithras, a cultic site built by ...
“The destruction of so many high-status objects, evident in this hoard, is also of a scale rarely seen in Iron Age Britain ...
The London Museum received a £20 million donation and more than 14,000 Roman artifacts from Bloomberg Philanthropies, including items from a third-century CE temple dedicated to the Roman god ...
Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...