Archaeology
Including a Guinness Record-holding archaeological archive, explore London’s buried history through the ages, from bones and tools to pottery and makeup.
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Guess the mystery medieval object
Three 13th-century items from the museum’s Archaeological Archive that caught our eye
The Roman amphitheatre in central London
Gladiators did battle at the Guildhall nearly 2,000 years ago
Following the Roman princess of Spitalfields
Sr Curator of Archaeology, Dr Rebecca Redfern’s interest in the intriguing Spitalfields Princess spans over two decades
The Stone Age skull rescued from the River Thames
Found after 5,000 years in the mud
The surprising diversity of Roman London
A city home to people from Turkey, Germany and Greece
Powerful women in late Iron Age London: The Harper Road burial
What the burial of a high status woman tells us about gender and power at a critical time in British history
London’s ancient animal artefacts
Archaeological finds of animal materials offer insights into London’s rich history
Unboxing finds from a 1950s’ excavation site near Orpington
What happens when 28 boxes from a 1950s’ excavation near Orpington find their way to London Museum?
Thomas Becket: Deciphering these medieval pilgrim badges
Explore the detailing of four medieval pilgrim badges and ampullae related to St Thomas Becket
The Walbrook Skulls: A Roman murder mystery
Did these 39 skulls belong to gladiators?
Easter egg hunting at London Museum
What happens when we go Easter egg hunting across the museum’s 7-million-strong collection?
Valentine's love tokens: From bent coins to whale’s tooth
Discover the romantic history behind love tokens like bent coins, lovespoons and whale’s teeth
It's a sign: BSL on a 19th-century child's mug
What can fragments of a 19th-century child’s mug tell us about the history of British Sign Language?
What's this object from our Archaeological Archive?
You have three hints. Can you guess the right answer?
Blitz bombings & the discovery of the Temple of Mithras
‘Not much good came out of the London Blitz, but Mithras did’
Witches, medicine & magic through London’s history
In the face of widespread death and disease, early Londoners turned to the supernatural
