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Under the foundations of a 32 -storey skyscraper in London, archaeologists discovered great remnants of the Roman city: the remains of Bazilica, which one day stood in the heart of Lunddeium.
This discovery, which was announced on Thursday, provides a glimpse of the origins of the old city, providing the modern drive for vertical expansion with the presence of permanent history below our feet.
The excavations on the 85th Street Gracechurch Street, in the heart of the financial neighborhood in London, have unveiled the walls and large institutions of bricks, bricks, and Raj, and some of it reaches a width of 1 meter and a depth of 4 meters. These ancient remains, with a population between the millennium, are believed to be part of a two -storey basilica, almost the size of an Olympic swimming pool, built between 78 and 84 m. This period indicates a few decades of the Roman invasion of Britain and after two decades of rebellion led by Queen Bodica.
Sophie Jackson of the London Museum has praised antiquities in discovering as “one of the most important discoveries” in recent years within the oldest quarter in London, the city. This square area, which is now dominated by modern skyscrapers, is at the top of layers of history, from Victorian and Medium -century structures to these newly discovered Roman remains.
The basilica formed a major part of the Roman Forum, and the Sent Center for Social, Political and Commercial Life in Lunddeium. The place where citizens gathered to shop, mix, search for justice, and obtain statements from political leaders.
It is believed that the disciplined institutions belong to the court, and it is a platform raised inside the forum where officials have taken decisions on city governance. This discovery provides valuable visions in the Romanian works of London and confirms the rich historical fabric that falls under the city’s modern view.
“It is the heart of the city’s beating city,” said Andrew Henderson Schwartz, head of the General Impact at the London Museum. It is a type of towers over the city. Thus is a real symbol of Roman power and power.
He said: “We are talking about the early stages of London here, but it is a real sign of investing in the city, even in its early stages.”
The developer, Hertshten Properties, who owns the site and has a plan to plan a new office, agreed to integrate the remains into his plans and display them in the visitor center.
Henderson Schwartz said the extent of the “huge” institutions that were discovered in many test drilling indicates a “unusual” level of preserving it.
More drilling can answer interesting questions, including the reason for using the original forum for only 20 years before being replaced much more, which has been in use until the collapse of Roman rule in Britain three centuries later. Elements like writing tablets, can give style – even ancient garbage – glimpses in the daily life of the Romanian population of London.
The latest discovery adds to small effects in the Roman London that can be seen throughout the city, including part of the old wall, and part of the runway under the headquarters of the architectural information company that is under the headquarters of the Modern Information Company Bloomberg.
“We have these small windows in Roman London that are located all over the city. This is in fact the site that connects them all together. This is the heart of Rome in London, where everything has been made,” said Henderson Schwartz.