Mudlarking

Mudlark (/'mAdla;k/) noun A person who scavenges for usable debris in the mud of a river or harbour

Lara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for over fifteen years, in pursuit of the objects that the river unearths: from Neolithic flints to Roman hair pins, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons, Georgian clay pipes to Victorian toys. These objects tell her about London and its lost ways of life.

Moving from the river's tidal origins in the west of the city to the point where it meets the sea in the east, Mudlarking is a search for urban solitude and history on the River Thames, which Lara calls the longest archaeological site in England.

As she has discovered, it is often the tiniest objects that tell the greatest stories.

Mudlark (/ 'mAdla; k /) substantiv O persoana care cauta resturi utilizabile in noroiul unui rau sau port Lara Maiklem a strabatut malurile Tamisei de peste cincisprezece ani, in cautarea obiectelor pe care raul le dezgropa: din neolitic cremene la ace de par romane, catarame medievale la nasturii Tudor, tevi de lut georgiene la jucarii victoriene.