Archaeologists have uncovered the remnants of London's earliest-known ancient Roman basilica on the site of a planned 32-story skyscraper, right in the heart of what was once known as Londinium.

This fresco would have been the height of fashion among residents of Roman London. MOLA What’s underneath London? Hint: It’s something much, much older than the Tube. The city, which was founded in 43 ...

Archaeologists excavating the site of a planned 32-story skyscraper in London uncovered the ruins of a nearly 2,000-year-old Roman basilica. The ancient basilica, constructed between 78 and 84 A.D., ...

An office building from the 1930s in the heart of London was about to be demolished and redeveloped by its owners — until archaeologists unearthed remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica in the ...

Today, AD joins architect Nick Potts in London to uncover the city’s ancient Roman origins. Before London, there was Londinium, the capital of Roman Britain, and although it was abandoned by AD 450, ...

At first glance they appear to be ordinary planks of wood marked with random scratches. But archeologists say they’re some of the oldest handwritten documents ever found in Britain – and they include ...

The discovery was just a "stone's throw" away from famed landmarks in the city such as Borough Market and London Bridge station, according to a press release from the Museum of London Archaeology, who ...

Archaeologists discovered a rare Roman sarcophagus containing a headless skeleton at the site of London's historic St. Martin-in-the-Fields church, authorities said Friday. The limestone coffin dates ...

The plan was to demolish the old office building at 85 Gracechurch Street in the heart of London’s financial district and construct a new 32-story tower in its place. But as demolition began, ...

An astonishingly well preserved mosaic was unearthed at the same site in early 2022. Museum of London Archaeology One of the first known mentions of London by name comes from Tacitus, the great Roman ...