Discovering more about Olympic Park archaeology

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Discovering more about Olympic Park archaeology

Simon, Tower Hamlets resident,

09 Dec 2008

Earlier this month I arrived at the Museum of London Docklands, mildly flustered due to my slight directional mix up. Happily, I was met with a warm welcome and some delightful refreshments. The reason for my visit was to listen to an archaeological talk by Museum of London as a part of the Olympic Delivery Authority’s (ODA's) 'discover' programme.

The audience were taken on an in-depth archaeological journey starting on the Olympic Park back in 2004 leading to the current stages of the Museum of London's involvement. On the Park a Victorian cobbled street was uncovered, plus a Roman coin and four 3,000-year-old skeletons found on the site of the Aquatics Centre.

The Roman coin:

Archaeology work that took place on the Park:

Archaeology work on the Olympic Park

There were also artefacts found on the Park being shown by members of the Musuem of London team.

The ODA's commitment to preserving the history of this area quickly became apparent. A great amount of time has been dedicated to exploring this area in order to conserve its heritage. As I originally come from Colchester, I found the discussion about the route of the Roman Road of particular interest. I now live just off the modern version of the Roman Road, as a Tower Hamlets resident.

The evening closed with an intriguing question and answer session with a number of members of the audience demonstrating a personal and intimate knowledge of the area’s history.

All in all an enlightening archaeological evening, without a single mention of Indiana Jones.

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