Thames Discovery Programme

Thames Discovery Programme Community archaeology project exploring the Thames at low tide. Led by MOLA Archaeology.
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The Thames is the longest open-air archaeological site in London and the foreshore is vulnerable to daily scouring by the tidal river and needs careful monitoring. The project is hosted by MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)

Thames Discovery Programme trains community members across London to record and monitor the archaeology on the Thames foreshore, and undertaken a comprehensive survey and mon

itoring programme of 40 of these threatened sites. The Foreshore Recording & Observation Groups (or FROG) was set up in 2009, with membership drawn from the Greater London area, which aims to monitor and record these key foreshore sites in perpetuity. The project has funding from Tideway and City Bridge Trust and builds close relationships with everyone interested in the archaeology of the Thames, including Historic England, heritage and archaeological organisations and mudlarks.

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