An “incredibly rare” Roman mausoleum has been discovered beneath a south London construction site.
An “incredibly rare” Roman mausoleum has been discovered beneath a south London construction site, archaeologists have said. A team from Museum of London Archaeology made the find in Southwark, close to the Thames River’s south bank.
described it in a statement as “the most intact Roman mausoleum ever to be discovered in Britain,” featuring interior flooring and a “striking mosaic.” The discovery was made during the excavation of a planned construction site near the tourist hotspots of Borough Market and London Bridge. Antonietta Lerz, a senior archaeologist with
, told CNN, “the discovery of a mausoleum with such a great level of preservation has really been the icing on the cake, and is an important addition to our understanding of this area of London during the Roman period.” Among the Roman ruins were 100 coins, fragments of pottery and roofing tiles. The area surrounding the mausoleum also contained more than 80 Roman burials, which included personal items such as copper bracelets and glass beads.
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