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Archeological dig beneath Bloomberg’s future London headquarters reveals ancient Roman ruins dubbed ‘Pompeii of the north’
Archeological digs on the site of Bloomberg LP’s future London headquarters have revealed Roman building remains and some 10,000 well-preserved objects that have led the site to be dubbed the “Pompeii of the north.”
Museum of London archeologists have discovered good-luck charms, coins, drains and even leather shoes — dating from the mid-40’s A.D. (when the Romans founded London) to 410 A.D. The objects are in good condition because a now-lost river, the Walbrook, kept the ground wet and prevented their decay.
“What we’ve found is essentially a slice through the entire history of Roman London,” said Sophie Jackson, project manager for the Bloomberg Place excavation. “We’ve got, in one corner of this site, the whole sequence: every year of Roman occupation, represented by buildings and yards and alleyways — places where people lived and worked for 350 years, one layer above another.” (Museum of London Archeology)ahhhhh sooo cool
I love that there is still stuff like this waiting to be discovered (and always will be? Probably.). Really cool.
Best movie of 2013, hands down (seriously it’s still so so good!)
Yay!
Booked a weekend trip to NYC in June with Danny! He’s never been before and I’m the expert since I’ve been there like 4 times (haha) so I can’t wait to show him around! It’s going to be so much fun!
I worked 30 hours over Tuesday and Wednesday (yay session!).
I should be exhausted right now, but I’m not? Just sitting here watching The Voice (love the new season btw, the new coaches were so necessary - Shakira is adorable and Usher is so dumb in a good way [like I know he’s a musical genius, but he thought Nashville was a state and mispronounced his own name within 30 minutes of the first episode]).
Why won’t Kristen Stewart ever comb her hair?
I mean, I can’t really judge, you should see my hair right now. But I’m not presenting at the Oscars.
Was this Les Miserables thing awkward for anyone else?
It’s a book/play/movie about a bunch of … miserable … starving/dying people. And here are actors in ball gowns and tuxes singing some songs!
Really weird.
