archaeology Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/archaeology/ Mechanically-minded travel Tue, 05 May 2026 13:35:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 London Museum Docklands opens an exhibition of Thames Mudlarking https://mechtraveller.com/2025/04/london-museum-docklands-opens-an-exhibition-of-thames-mudlarking/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/04/london-museum-docklands-opens-an-exhibition-of-thames-mudlarking/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:41:06 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11567 The London Museum Docklands opened its new exhibition ‘Secrets of the Thames: mudlarking London’s lost treasures’ last week. It’s an exquisite exhibition focused on fascinating archaeological objects found on the Thames foreshore and the role of the “mudlarks” who found them and continue to expose thousands of years of human history with every turn of […]

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