A fragment of a
Neolithic skull, recovered by a (thankfully, very careful) Mudlarker along the south bank of the Thames foreshore is now on display.
Dating from around 3600BC, this skull belonged to one of the earliest people discovered in the Thames. While only the frontal bone of the skull has been recovered, that alone has given us enough information to determine that they were an adult male. Science, eh?
After being handed into the Metropolitan police, radiocarbon dating revealed that the owner of this skull died around 5,600 years ago.
The skull is the addition to be added to our
London before London gallery, which tells the story of London before it was even built. It explores the rich history of the people living in the Lower Thames Valley from around 450,000BC until the creation of the Roman city of Londinium in around AD 50.
See the skull for yourself to start your journey through London’s great history.
