Archaeologists unearth the remains of a Roman basilica on the site of a new London skyscraper

[Still Waters]

Work to give 21st-century London yet another skyscraper has uncovered traces—in fact chunks—of the city's origins almost 2,000 years ago.

Archaeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed the remains of a Roman basilica that once stood at the heart of the city known as Londinium.

Excavations in the basement of a building slated to be demolished for the tower at 85 Gracechurch Street uncovered flint, brick and ragstone walls and foundations, up to 1 meter (over 3 feet) wide, 4 meters (13 feet) deep and two millennia old.

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-archaeologists-unearth-roman-basilica-site.html