Thursday, 2 June 2016

UK's oldest hand-written document 'at Roman London dig'

UK's oldest hand-written document 'at Roman London dig'

Roman tablets discovered during an excavation in London include the oldest hand-written document ever found in Britain, archaeologists have revealed. The Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) said it had deciphered a document, from 8 January AD 57, found at the dig at Bloomberg's new headquarters. The first ever reference to London, financial documents and evidence of schooling have also been translated.

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