Unveiling the Thames: Journeying with London’s Mudlarks

Unveiling the Thames: Journeying with London’s Mudlarks

In London, the tides of the Thames discover a portion of shore every day that the majority of passers -by ignores. It is on this unstable soil that the Mudlarks are activated, enthusiasts authorized to search the banks at low tide. For several years, their discoveries have fueled a fine and concrete knowledge of the London past: everyday objects, jewelry, tools, weapons or even ritual vestiges. Large exhibition at the London Museum Docklands bri…

In London, the tides of the Thames discover a part of the river that most passers-by do not know. It is on this unstable soil that mudlarks, enthusiasts authorized to search the banks at low tide, have been active. For several years, their discoveries have fed a fine and concrete knowledge of the London past: everyday objects, jewellery, tools, weapons or ritual vestiges. These finds, often made with bare hands, escape classical archaeological e…