December
16
/ 2020
The somewhat morbid history of East London’s Spitalfields Market area is revealed after three decades of archaeological research, and the story of the enigmatic “Spitalfields Roman woman” unearthed in 1999 AD is finally becoming clearer. Since the 17th century AD London’s famous East End Spitalfields Market has been a hub for traders working from stalls serving London’s rapidly growing population with fresh fruits and vegetables. Now, after 30 years of archaeological research in Spitalfields, a team of over 150 history experts have uncovered what they describe as “an extraordinary range of finds spanning the Roman period to the late 19th century.” So far the project has produced five books and the latest volume has just been published. The latest book
