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The Origins of London

The Ancients

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Roman London in the One Sixties - Is There Any Evidence?

The second century of london's history is marked by a period of contraction. The cripble gate fort looks to be abandoned at this time. Woodland management changing, because timbers used in later roman london suggest this less coppising going on as well. People are not building in the same way, and we have this dark earth suggestive of contraction.

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