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London Museum receives more than 14,000 Roman artifacts and £20M from Bloomberg

The London Museum has received a gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies, comprising more than 14,000 Roman artifacts discovered during the construction of Bloomberg’s European headquarters, along with a £20 million donation to support the museum’s relocation to Smithfield...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/03/lon

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London Museum receives more than 14,000 Roman artifacts and £20M from Bloomberg The London Museum has received a gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies, comprising more than 14,000 Roman artifacts discovered during the construction of Bloomberg’s European headquarters, along with a £20 million donation to support the museum’s relocation to Smithfield. This is the largest private contribution ever made to the museum and the biggest archaeological archive it has ever received. Between 2012 and 2014, the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) unearthed a large collection of Roman artifacts during the Bloomberg site excavation. The site yielded Britain’s oldest and most substantial collection of Roman writing tablets. They include a reference to London, the first written mention of the city. The dating of the excavation site is significant, as it revealed a 3rd-century CE temple dedicated to the god Mithras...
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Mar 27, 2025, 07:34 PM·Public·Mastodon for Android
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@archaeology Wow! And double wow - hob-nail boots, just like those used in slate mines and quarries in north Wales into the late 20th century!

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