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Trash or historical artifact?

Lara Maiklem · TED

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About

One person's trash is -- a century later -- another's historical artifact. In this talk, author Lara Maiklem introduces "mudlarking" -- the practice of scavenging river banks for hidden treasure -- and tells of the physical history lurking under the miles of mud along the Thames.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxNewcastle
Speaker
Lara Maiklem
Year
2019
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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