Museum of London Archaeology


Museum of London Archaeology (previously MoLAS) provides archaeological advice and services to property developers, helping them through the planning process and unlocking new knowledge for the public. Our aim is to provide certainty and value.

Shakespeare's first theatre

Museum of London archaeologists have unearthed the remains of what is believed to be one of London’s earliest playhouses in Shoreditch.

Stratford watermill

MOL Archaeology has excavated the substantial remains of an 18th-century watermill near the Waterworks River in Stratford, east London.

Osteology

Why were fashionable 19th century shoes so bad for the feet? The MOL Archaeology osteology team has been taking a holistic approach to learn more.

Publications News

Museum of London Archaeology, supported by the City of London,  has published a comprehensive study of London’s Roman amphitheatre.

Buildings Archaeology

The MOL Archaeology historic buildings team interprets and records historic buildings, landscapes and gardens - from palaces to pylons.

One of their recent projects involved recording the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, pictured above.

London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre

The London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre (LAARC) recently started a new volunteer inclusion project, which aims to create extra shelf space for future archives.

A total of 50 volunteers will join the LAARC team over two ten-week programs.