Plague skulls and stone-age axes: London's history dug up in 10 objects

A Shakespearean cannonball and a Victorian plate that survived 100 years in a rubbish dump are among relics photographed for Museum of London showIf the history of the world can be told in 100 objects, the lives and deaths of Londoners can be documented in 10, on the evidence of a new collaboration between National Geographic magazine and the Museum of London.From an axe head shaped about 6,000 years ago, which resurfaced at the Olympics site in Stratford, to a cheap Victorian souvenir plate that survived more than a century in a Bermondsey rubbish dump with barely a chip, each object has been captured in a meaningful location by the photographer Simon Norfolk. Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 22, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Maev Kennedy Tags: Photography Heritage Archaeology Museums Culture Art and design Exhibitions Science London UK news Source Type: news