Viggen Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Archaeologists working on an ancient Roman site in the centre of London are calling on members of the public to share their memories, memorabilia and photographs of the site when it was first excavated 60 years ago. The Temple of Mithras was discovered on a Saturday afternoon in September 1954, in the last hour of a rather dull and muddy excavation on the site of a dull office block in the heart of the City of London. In the drab postwar city, its glamour caught the public imagination and it became front-page and cinema documentary news. Police had to be called in to control the crowds, and after the furore over its proposed destruction was discussed at cabinet, the ruins were moved and haphazardly reconstructed on another part of the site... ...via The Guardian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Interesting footage of the temple being excavated in the 50s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 And another one. Love the background music. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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