Archaeological treasures hiding in London's mud

Continuing a tradition popularised by the Victorians, "mudlarkers" scour the foreshore of the Thames in search of historical treasures.

Two thousand years of human history are revealed by the low tide on London’s largest archaeological site and we spoke to the foreshore’s mudlarkers about their favourite finds.

At around 5am every morning, mudlarkers like Nick Stevens set out to explore the foreshore's offering.

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Image captionMegalodon was an ancient kind of shark

Nick came to mudlarking through his childhood interests in fossil hunting which explains how he managed to spot a rare Megalodon tooth in the barge bed.

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