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Ancient Roman masterpieces emerge from a London demolition pit

Museum of London Archaeology specialist Han Li lays out plaster fragments found in London from a Roman building that was demolished some time before A.D. 200.

Thousands of newly discovered fragments, which once adorned a high-status Roman building, offer an unprecedented glimpse into the artistic sophistication and daily life of ancient Londinium.

(Image credit: ©MOLA)

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