Excavations at the British Museum: An Archaeological and Social History of Bloomsbury
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Book
Creator (person)
Haslam, Rebecca
Ridgeway, Victoria
Date published
2017
Abstract
In 1999 and 2007 respectively, the central courtyard and the northwest corner of the British Museum estate were redeveloped in order to create two iconic additions to the institution: the Great Court and the World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre. The execution of these projects provided the opportunity to investigate the archaeology and history of the Bloomsbury area and the museum itself through excavation and subsequent archival research. This volume presents the results of the ensuing studies undertaken by Pre-Construct Archaeology and in so doing details the evolution of this area of London from the Roman period into modern times. The book charts the impact that the growth of the Museum and its collection has had on the surrounding area of Bloomsbury, as well as focusing on two of the key finds of the excavation: the discovery of the hitherto elusive Civil War defences of London and the intriguing assemblage of dead cows recovered from an early 18th-century collection of graves buried underneath the site.
Contributor (person)
Black, D.S.
Gaimster, Marit
Hayward, Kevin
Jarrett, Chris
Keys, Lynne
Marini, N.A.F
Rielly, Kevin
Shepherd, John
Thompson, Guy
Editor
Haslam, Rebecca
Ridgeway, Victoria
Publisher
British Museum
Place of publication
London
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