Construction unearthing hidden treasures

The large number of building developments taking place in London has led to a number of valuable archaeological discoveries, it has been revealed.

The capital's penchant for construction projects has seen builders unearth a Roman dining room thought to be around 1,900 years old, Reuters has reported.

"This is an amazing discovery because it allows us to reconstruct the decoration within a Roman London room from the early second century," commented Sophie Jackson, an archaeologist at the Museum of London, according to the news agency.

"London is essentially sitting on a 2,000-year-old rubbish dump, and there is so much left to find," she added. "We will have our work cut out over the next couple of years," she added.

Earlier this month a separate, though slightly more recent, find was unveiled in Norwich – a 16th century palace that was once host to Charles II.

"It was one of the most imposing buildings which have disappeared from the landscape and to find bits of it left is very important," project officer Giles Emery told the Eastern Daily Press.


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