Mudlark In Search of LondonÕs Past Along the River Thames (PDF) (Print)

Long heralded as a city treasure herself, expert ÒmudlarkerÓ Lara Maiklem is uniquely trained in the art of seeking. Tirelessly trekking across miles of the ThamesÕ muddy shores, where others only see the detritus of city life, Maiklem unearths evidence of EnglandÕs captivating, if sometimes murky, historyÑwith some objects dating back to 43 AD, when London was but an outpost of the Roman Empire. From medieval mail worn by warriors on English battlefields to nineteenth-century glass marbles mass-produced for the nationÕs first soda bottles, Maiklem deduces the historical significance of these artifacts with the quirky enthusiasm and sharp-sightedness of a twenty-first century Sherlock Holmes.