Beneath the streets of great cities lies a world of secrets and ancient memories. The Subterranean Tourist is your guide to ...

Archaeologists in London have uncovered a well-preserved section of the Roman Watling Street beneath Old Kent Road. This find, made during construction work on the Southwark district’s heating ...

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Map showing the find site (green dot) and presumed straight course of Roman road, matching the modern Old Kent Road. The modern road kinks after Commercial Way, and this is perhaps where the old ...

Scattered in pieces, the city's largest area of painted Roman plaster was found amid the rubble, dating back at least 1,800 ...

A 2,000-year-old Roman road was discovered in London during excavations of Old Kent Road. The area was being excavated in an effort to expand low carbon heating to thousands of homes in the area.

An ancient Roman basilica has been discovered below London's financial district The basilica, dating back some 1,900 years, was found during excavations that took place as part of the demolition ...

Thousands of newly discovered fragments, which once adorned a high-status Roman building, offer an unprecedented glimpse into ...

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 ...

The first mention of London in historical records comes from just after 40 A.D., when it was a settlement. It really hit the news in 60 A.D., when that settlement was sacked by Celtic queen Boudica.

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 London was about to be demolished — until remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica were found in the basement.