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'I found priceless treasure rummaging on UK riverbank - and there's more out there'
A treasure trove of rare artefacts unearthed by mudlarkers on the River Thames on display at London Museum Docklands reveals ...
Secrets of the Thames: mudlarking treasures showcase history of London’s river and the people who scour its banks
Secrets of the Thames, a new exhibition at the London Museum Docklands presents an insight into the fascinating world of mudlarking. It draws together more than 350 finds recovered from the river ...
New Scientist1mon
How mudlarks are uncovering thousands of years of London's history
The Thames is uniquely suited to mudlarking. The river’s tidal nature, rising and falling twice daily, constantly stirs and reshapes the foreshore, periodically revealing and concealing layers ...
National Geographic news16d
There’s a 10,000-person wait list to search for riches in London’s Thames
For decades mudlarks have been granted permission to hunt along the Thames by the Port of London Authority (PLA), which issued permits for up to three years at a time to a small community of ...
Smithsonian Magazine2mon
History-Hunting Mudlarks Scour London’s Shores to Uncover the City’s Rich Archaeological Treasures
On their hands and knees on the foreshore of the River Thames (the area of the riverbed exposed at low tide), these “mudlarks” get down and dirty in a race against time, searching for traces ...
The Financial Times2mon
National treasures: an expert guide to mudlarking on the Thames
If you have ever wandered along the Thames foreshore looking for “treasure” you have been mudlarking. With 2,000 years of intense human habitation and a tidal flow that allows you to search ...
Daily Mail2mon
Mudlarking exhibition featuring secret finds from River Thames to open in London
A new mudlarking exhibition featuring historical objects found in the River Thames is opening in London. London Museum Docklands will showcase Secrets Of The Thames: Mudlarking London's Lost ...
Londonist2mon
Review: Secrets Of The Thames Is A Treasure Of An Exhibition
Secrets Of The Thames Is A Treasure Of An Exhibition Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking London's Lost Treasures, London Museum Docklands 4 London Museum Docklands' latest exhibition is a real find.
Phys.org1mon
Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking treasures showcase history of London's river and the people who scour its banks
Secrets of the Thames, a new exhibition at the London Museum Docklands presents an insight into the fascinating world of mudlarking. It draws together more than 350 finds recovered from the river ...
National Geographic news25d
There’s a 10,000-person wait list to search for riches in London’s Thames
Mudlarking had long been a niche hobby. Then influencers discovered it. Twice a day, sections of the River Thames’s shores are exposed by the receding tide, allowing a growing number of mudlarks ...
London Evening Standard2mon
Mudlarking exhibition featuring finds from River Thames to open in London
A new mudlarking exhibition featuring historical objects found in the River Thames is opening in London. London Museum Docklands will showcase Secrets Of The Thames: Mudlarking London’s Lost ...