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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 district, exemplify the city’s rich history.
For many years, however, there were few protocols for the preservation or proper excavation of artifacts. “We used to have to beg to get on site,” Sophie Jackson, an archaeologist at the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA), tells the Guardian’s Zoe Williams.
But things have changed, as companies that once saw archaeological sites as hindrances have begun to embrace discoveries beneath the footprints of their soaring office towers.
One of those companies is Bloomberg, a financial media firm that commissioned archaeologists from MOLA to excavate beneath the site of its new European headquarters in London between 2012 and 2014. They found tens of thousands of well-reserved Roman artifacts. 0 reply
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