Portals to the Past: A Crossrail Exhibition

The Crossrail Visitor Centre at Tottenham Court Road is soon to close, but before it does there’s a chance to see some of the archaeological finds uncovered during the ongoing construction works. Portals to the Past: A Crossrail Exhibition showcases assorted finds including Roman skulls and a cremation pot (which contained remains when it was discovered), flint, and bones from a plague burial pit. There is also an iron chain recovered from a dock, and a horse skull from a market.

It was fascinating to see these artefacts, although I find it a huge shame that historic buildings such as the Astoria have been demolished to make way for Crossrail. I was fascinated, though, by the process of construction and references to previous Crossrail finds such as skeletons from the old Bedlam burial ground near Liverpool Street.

The Crossrail website has more information about archaeological discoveries uncovered during the works and a number of lectures have been put up on the topic – they look fascinating.

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