Now I’m just imagining our distant relatives in a few hundred years-pawing through our *”Ancient Landfills”* and getting excited over finding an *”authentic 21st century plastic tampon applicator”* and speculating about the life of the woman who used it! …and it’s kinda tripping me out!🤣💗

@celticcheetah6371

Жыл бұрын

Mahaha I love this image

@jameskavanagh4315

Жыл бұрын

Funny😂😂😂. But probably very true.

This is my absolute bucket list item: mudlarking on the Thames.

And now I have a new topic to binge watch videos about! Fascinating!

I found the foundation of a house built with oak logs from the hunter gathered era or 3500 bc here in Wicklow Ireland in the bed of a revisor , the soil was eroded away by the artificial lake to reveal the foundations ,the roof would have been made of mud and wattle , there was a natural river close by they used for fishing , stone axes and the shells of hazel nuts along with scraping flints were found by archeologists that dug the site , when they moved on to a different area they burned the house , hence the charcoaled oak logs that were found and carbon dated to this time in our islands history.

This just shows how old that part of the world is. You find domestic waste older than a lot of Countries. Very cool!!

I like the way Lara finds things and Dan pockets them :-P

@MarkDibley

2 жыл бұрын

@sam holdsworth - I won't accept your misogynistic replies to my comment.

@tacidian7573

2 жыл бұрын

"Oh, from the Fire of London... straight into my pocket."

I got sucked into watching mudlarking videos through Nicola White. My favorite of her finds was the mini-onion bottle that she found all together, but in pieces, so she put it back together and it’s nearly complete, and gorgeous!

@rsclark1948

2 жыл бұрын

Nicola White Is The Queen Of Mudlarking !!!!!!!

@laurieleannie

2 жыл бұрын

Her and Si-finds are my favourites!

@Third_eye559

2 жыл бұрын

Was there any onions left???? I love onions you see ❤️❤️

@danm2422

Жыл бұрын

Oh that was a great episode, I love her videos. She’s such a positive person with a big heart, I like si-finds too, especially when he’s out on those hovercrafts getting down and dirty in the muck! Lol

@impunitythebagpuss

Жыл бұрын

And Si-finnds!

Thank you Dan. this was great and what a lovely lady Lara is, i was impressed by her knowledge and passion...

I love how knowledgable she is.

Over here on this side of the pond I do trash pit archaeology. In the years before they had public refuse removal people would just find a out-of-the-way place on their property and burn all of their trash. Throughout the years everything would fall on top of it and grow over it and it would just become lost to time. You would be absolutely amazed at the things that you find on Old Farms from the 17th 18th and 19th centuries and even the early 20th century. A nominal but my absolute favorite find was the Kit Carson cap pistol from the 1950s. I found that when I was about 12 or 13 years old and showed it to my father and his eyes lit up with joy because of all the memories it brought to him. I still have it to this day in a Footlocker in my basement.

I could listen to this woman all day, nice voice and lots of interesting knowledge.

What a fascinating lady.

You Tube has a lot of Mudlarking Channels to watch 👍👍👍can promise it's worth your while watching them

I had a permit for a few years and really enjoyed Mudlarking on the Thames, sometimes alongside Archaelogists and Mudlarkers. I found many pins, pipes, coins, pottery including Bellamy faces, even a witch bottle. Along the way, I learned a lot about the Thames history Excellent holiday idea, permits are reasonable.

@stuartwilliams4898

Жыл бұрын

Used to go down the Thames foreshore on Sundays back in the late 80's and early 90's, before the days when permits were needed. Brought the children along too. What a fascinating way to spend half a day.

Nice 👍...

Loved that, and the Georgian coin was a sensational find!

What a find Lara is! Wonderful guest. Loved it and made me want to get a permit next time I'm in London!

@pizzmo8256

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts as well. She should have her own show.

I never suspected that I would go on this adventure when I woke up this morning. Very interesting.

Lara Maiklem, my first acquaintance and viewing of Lara, and she is fabulous, an abundance of knowledge and experience. A truly worthy follow-up for viewing of her work. ... and I shall. Beth Tennessee, USA

Nicola White(Tideline art) and Simon Bourne(Si-Finds) have the coolest channels on Mudlarking. But they are so many more fantastic channels. Dan Snow is so handsome. Love from America

@velvetindigonight

2 жыл бұрын

Do check the Time Team dig at Jamestown on your coast. The early Americans filled the cellars in with their rubbish when they moved out which led to bonkersly interesting and large haul of finds from early 1600's and you will notice a way more serious approach from your American archaeologists! Jamestown also have their own YT channel. Enjoy

@MrDaiseymay

Жыл бұрын

He married into the richest family in Britain.

Some people know him as Dan Snow but his street name is "Deep Pocket" Dan lol. Great content

@TheDav135

2 жыл бұрын

He's the British George Stobbart! 🤣

Great Video. I lived in Benfleet Essex when a child. And our Road was Unmade until the Late 1960's. When the Road was Layed or Sealed. The workmen would leave piles of Waste, before its removal. As a Youngster (Raggamuffin) we found coins, buttons, badges and Spent Bullet casings. I found 2 coins of Note. A Roman Bronze and a Half Penny Token. Issued 1766 by William Pitt. Details were Poor, but it Said, 'America, No Stamps.' Quite a Rare Token. Sold Recently on Ebay for Over $500 aud. To an American Gent..! It took the 'Internet and 40yrs.' Before I could Identify it..! Correctly. So I have an Idea of Finding history by Eye in the Uk Mud. I still have the Roman Bronze. An 'AS' I think..!? Enjoyable Clip and Pass time..! Cheers All, Kim in Oz. 😎

Wow. Interesting.

I used to fossil hunt on the beach when I was young and when you do it for hours upon hours your eyes literally spot interesting things instantly and it becomes much easier. I look nowadays and I just see loads of stones so I have lost my touch (and my eyes are nowhere near as sharp)! You should do another video with Lara at some point, her knowledge is great and mudlarking is quite interesting to watch

Seems like a wonderful, historical day out!

Love these little snippets of history you can find in the most unassuming places.

Went mudlarking in London, like a typical tourist I had no idea I needed permission. Found a nice pipe as a souvenir. When I come back I'll play by the rules.

Great video, well done Folks, loved the finds, the roof tile that just maybe associated with the Great Fire of London is a wonderful artefact and the early clay pipe bowl was s great find as was the coin, have watched Nicola White mudlark shows and this was just brilliant, no wonder people get hooked on this hobby! Thanks for this, Dan does some great historic programmes and this is one.

done- Next time time in London I'm not gonna look for the grooviest new restaurant... I'm heading down to the riverbank! What fun. Thanks.

My first tactile feel of history was picking up old bottles in my local brook. As they were embossed with names of the local brewers and mineral water producers, I got fascinated with finding out about their history. Scoot forward 30 yrs and I'm in Londinium on a visit to Greenwich, looking down at the foreshore. I spotted a stairway and couldn't resist having a look in the mud. An hour later I had a jam jar full of clay pipe stems and bowls. A few dated back to the 17th century. . . All artifacts in museums are amazing . . . But when you pick up something in your hand that was last held by somebody centuries ago it gives you a weird buzz. I'm not spiritual, but an appreciation of the people who have lived here before us is close.

I could watch non-stop television of people digging things up

I want to do that. It looks very therapeutic.

In Georgia, outside of Atlanta, I found all sorts of wonderful crystals. Carried a glossy brown buckeye in my pocket for luck! Once when we moved, my mother threw out "all those old rocks"! PARENTS, do not throw out your children's treasures!!!!! Find a buckeye and carry it!!!

As a young child in the 1950s, we used to mudlark on the Thames. Unfortunately, we'd usually go home with little to show for our efforts other than nasty rashes from the cocktail of chemicals and other sewage.

That was a great show thanks

Rumour has it there is a video on KZread that does not have Dan Snow in it. Apparently it has millions of subscribers.

Very interesting!!

As Usual Wonderful and Interesting.

Wonderful!

This was a good watch, thanks alot

"Scuffle Hunters, River Pirates, Night Horseman". These are great names, yo. Oh just got to the part where they say this. Anyway. Still great names haha. Ready to go straight into a tabletop RPG campaign.

What a fantastic find that George II half-penny and it's in wonderful condition. Really rare to find them so good!

@muratti72muc

Жыл бұрын

this condition on ebay maybe $50.

Imagine all the stuff lost over the millenniums in Britain's rivers. Interesting bits from every period of history.

@judeirwin2222

2 жыл бұрын

Millennia.

@topbanana4013

2 жыл бұрын

@@judeirwin2222 they have both the same meaning.

@MrDaiseymay

Жыл бұрын

And Canals---Bikes , Prams, Supermarket trolleys etc

Amazing!

Used to do this when I was a teenager in the early to mid eighties all round that area. And yes very addictive and quite dangerous with spoil heaps (filled-in holes where other professional mudlarkers had been which you could sink into).

@stuartwilliams4898

Жыл бұрын

Heard about them holes too but never came across any.

im still trying to grasp that the old wooden dock remnants beside them in the beginning of the video may actually be older than my country.

I liked the film The Mudlark!!!!Irene Dunn played the Queen! It is on KZread!~ Alec Guinness is also in it

i mudlark on the hudson river in upstate ny. i enjoyed your video very much.

This is fantastic.

What a great channel this is.

Amazing history to be found there enjoyed the video

How cool!!

Thats amazing

Lara is promoting the history and tourism of this great city. "You can go to France or America, India, Asia or Australia...but London is the Place for Me." (lord Kitchener-Trinidad)

nice blundstones

Nice video, very interesting!

Awesome finds...can a foreigner get a permit to mud lark?

As a child in the 1950s we would find lots of clay pipes ,some complete some from the elizabethan era, suspended in the mud at brenford which in those days was about two feet deep now all the mud is gone .

@judeirwin2222

2 жыл бұрын

Brentford.

“You need a permit” Ah yes, I had forgotten this was the UK for a second.

@MrDaiseymay

Жыл бұрын

we should be paid, for 'dredging' the river.

@celticcheetah6371

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been mudlarking a couple of times and never knew you needed a permit. Oops. Oh well! All I found was a few clay pipes so I guess no harm done.

Lara is fantastic!

I love this, and want to try it on my next trip to England. Where do I get a permit?

I first learned about mudlarking from “chill Bill”. I was amazed and knew I had to go to England. I found Nicola and from her videos “Si-Finds” with his “Luck in the Muck”. I started watching Richard Hemery who is amazing at identifying pottery. I went back to England again and Mudlarked. I just love it!!!! Stupid Pandemic stopped me from traveling but I plan on going next Fall.

An "Eighteenth Centuryist." First time I've heard it called that. I thought Dan was an Enlightenmentologist.

I’d like to try that bit it’s a bit far for me to go from Australia! I’d like to find a complete clay pipe, and I like coins also, but something really really old I’d like to find too.

18:16 He has the Peter Griffen chin.

They should start a romantic series with these two. He's charming, she's funky and a bit aloof. The professor and t he Mudlark.

Look how low the river banks are ? Imagine the greenery around 3000 years ago ?

Interesting - can see recently uploaded would be interesting to know when filmed.

@bubbles190

2 жыл бұрын

This winter by the looks of it

I didn't know that Michael Bolton was a historian

Wonder if they allow the use of metal detectors?

My dream of life is to mudlark on the Thames

You know in my aquariums when I mix sand and gravel the sand always slips through the bottom and the larger material makes its way to the top over time . Does that same principle apply to riverbanks and archaeological finds ? Will stuff make its way up through the surface thanks to liquefaction or is that basically just happening because it's isolated in my aquarium ? *Asking because there was a massive native American settlement near where I live and I've been considering doing a little mudlarking myself

@Max-kd2gh

2 жыл бұрын

The principle should apply, but in nature there a bunch of other things that play into it, ones that aren't really present in our aquariums

@judeirwin2222

2 жыл бұрын

Aquaria.

@jenniferfinn2796

Жыл бұрын

If you're going to look for things, please avoid collecting on public lands, as it's against federal law. Should you find anything on public land, please contact your local land agency responsible for managing that land. As far as old things coming to the surface, it really depends on the depositional environment. Sometimes alluvial and colluvial events will bring things to the surface. If you're interested in participating in archaeological civilian science, I would recommend seeing if you could connect with Passports In Time (PIT) , which take volunteers for digs, survey, and site stewardship!

RIP Peggy Jones..

They started to say what they do with the artifacts that they find you have to have a permit and what do you do with it once you find it do you get to keep it or is it taken and put it into a museum

I am just learning about mudlarking! I live in Canada. Can visitors to London try mudlarking?

There's all kinds of Roman coins in London

What part of the river were they on?

Would you permitted to go with a metal detector? What fun.

I'm rapidly developing a "sweet spot" for Lara Maiklem.

Sheeeeesh

Isn’t it illegal to keep 18th century coins? This is very fascinating though.

❤🌠👍

I hate whenthey say you can't dig. Why not find what in buried and put it in a museum?

Oh man they find such cool stuff, where i live you only find guns and small packages of drugs :(

What was the nominal value of the coin?

@melefth

Жыл бұрын

Looked like a penny. THey didn't change much until the 20th century.

@stuartwilliams4898

Жыл бұрын

Looks like a half-penny and what lovely condition it is in too..

These finds are amazingly clean. I just wonder how this could be. Looks a little bit staged to me. Nicola, Sy and all the others have to give their finds a rinse, before showing close to the cam. Maybe they just had a very sandy spot without any Thamse mud...

@snafufubar

2 жыл бұрын

Depends where and when you go. Some places have more mud collected some are sandier. The river boat wakes clear some areas , you can get more silt if it's been raining.

@MrDaiseymay

Жыл бұрын

A tidal river would wash---items

You got a loicence for trawlin through tha mud, m8?

U know that coin was planted there for tv drama. ACTORS!!

@stuartwilliams4898

Жыл бұрын

Gosh, I hope not and it was genuine find. It was a George II half-penny and very unusual and rare to find them in the river in such excellent condition.

Viking longsword. Did they not steal them off folk.

she almost had too much info sheesh

Dan Snow, are you married???Asking for a friend!

Straight in dans pocket

why didn't you tell us the date on the coin?

@Lucius1958

2 жыл бұрын

Well, it's George II, so it would be between 1727-1760.

@snafufubar

2 жыл бұрын

1752. It was on it.

@judeirwin2222

2 жыл бұрын

It was clear in one of the final shots. 1752.

@cadewey6181

Жыл бұрын

And $30 to $90 for that Hay-penny on Ebay. . . Is that the same Geo II we yanks had a tussle with?

@Wosiewose

Жыл бұрын

@@cadewey6181 You're thinking of his grandson and successor, George III.

I wonder just how polluted the river actually is ,anyone?...

@kingjamesii404

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder myself

@Lara-234

Жыл бұрын

Biologically extinct

You made the finds? That doesn't sound right at all

he sounds so mean to her at times lol, very judgy almost.

You need more ads in this... :(

The most upsetting thing for me is as a lad who lived "sarf" of the river and used to spend time with cousins living in Lambeth Catching rats underneath the arches or skipping stones off the mud at low tide People do not understand the amount of Thames river access points previous generations had Because in the day before Motorways and Steam water was the Mass-Transit System and with potential future challenges Past knowledge May Help

@nffctrickett

2 жыл бұрын

I have read your comment about 3 times. I have to ask Bryan, the fuck are you on about?

@captainhindsight8779

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fair_dinkum ok boomer

Careful - Thames Water is dumping vast quantities of sewage into the Thames now . . .

@rageyboy4457

2 жыл бұрын

and they have been for longer then i can remember

@vonryansexpress

2 жыл бұрын

@@rageyboy4457 . . . Investing in infrastructure to alleviate this would reduce profit - that would never do . . .

@hetrodoxly1203

2 жыл бұрын

The River Thames is the cleanest river in the world that flows through a major city, it has 125 different species of fish.

@Mickman007

2 жыл бұрын

Back in 1976 the Thames was good fishing in the pool I even saw a conger eel brought to the surface by kids, now since the work on the 'super sewer' everything has gone backwards the awlful mud flats have returned and on a sunny day you can see how muddied the river is due to the sewage dumping alas. I was born and still live by the river and as a kid it was my playground and I used to run errands to the shops for artists painting Tower bridge, the atmosphere down at the pool was a bustlingl hythe of activity when I was a nipper and I could go on forever about those times ha.

@vonryansexpress

2 жыл бұрын

@@hetrodoxly1203 . . If you read recent news reports you will see that that is in jeorpardy

Need to get a metal detector