“Rare” glass dish on display at MoL Docklands

A glass dish made up of hundreds of indented glass petals and described as “an unprecedented find” has gone on display at the Museum of London Docklands. The museum describes the dish as “extremely rare and an unprecedented find, not only from London but from across the Western Roman empire.”

London’s earliest tidal mill discovered

Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered the foundations of London’s earliest found medieval tide-powered mill. The discovery was made at Greenwich Wharf during archaeological investigations in conjunction with Erith Contractors Ltd to prepare for the building of a new residential development.

Shakespeare’s First Theatre Found

Archaeologists from the Museum of London have unearthed what they believe to be the remains of one of London’s earliest playhouses and Shakespeare’s first.

New Roman Collection Goes On Display

A new exhibition opens today at the Museum of London featuring an unprecedented collection of 19 metal vessels from the late Roman period, hailed by archaeologists as the most significant find in 30 years of excavations in is now the City of London.