“This relatively small site in Southwark is a microcosm for the changing fortunes of Roman London"
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“We have been aware of the existence of this shipwrecked cargo for a long time, but we didn’t know its exact whereabouts”
The flour had formed a layer several dozen centimeters thick
Ancient Romans feared the “restless dead” and would take magical precautions to protect themselves from these potentially dangerous beings
The source of the folklore may have been uncovered
Inside the workshops, researchers found a collection of pots, tools and "bronze and copper Roman coins"
Parts of the hypocaust system that circulated heat through the walls and floors of the bathhouse also survived
Charcoal particles and a fragment of a small bowl may have been used as a censer to repel insects
The glass was taken from Roman and Byzantine mosaics that were salvaged and then melted at low temperatures
Evidence of beer making has been discovered at a road construction site in the East of England