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Show RELICS OF ROMAN LONDON Interesting Discoveries Made When for Any Purpose the Soil Is Dug Into at Some Depth. Roman London lies hurled about eighteen feet below the lc,l of Cheap- side, lii nearly all parts of the city there have been discovered tessellated pavements. Human tombs. lamps, vases, sandals, keys, ornaments, weapons, weap-ons, coins and studies of tho Kotnun gods. When, a little over n century ago. deep sections were made for the sow-em sow-em In Lombard street, tho lowest stratum wan found to consist of to sellated pavements Many colored dice were found lying scattered about, and abovo this stratum was a thick layer of wood ashes, suggesting the debris of charred wooden buildings. While building tho Exchange workmen work-men came upon a gravel pit full ot oyster shells, bones of cattle, old sandals san-dals and shattered pottery. Two pavo mentn were dug up under the Kronen church In Thteailneedlo street, nnd other pavement n havo been cut through In several partn of tho city. The soil seems to have risen over Ko-man Ko-man Iondon at tho rate of nearly a foot n century. Still further must the searcher dig to find tho third Loudon, the earlier Loudon of tho Hrltoun. |