A new mudlarking exhibition featuring historical objects found in the River Thames is opening in London.London Museum Docklands will showcase Secrets Of The Thames: Mudlarking London's Lost Treasures, featuring rare items such as a Tudor headdress and a Viking era dagger.The exhibition which opens on Friday explores finds from the Thames foreshore and the role of mudlarks in uncovering thousands of years of human history.Historically a trade of the Victorian poor, in recent years mudlarking has

A new mudlarking exhibition featuring historical objects found in the River Thames is opening in London.London Museum Docklands will showcase Secrets Of The Thames: Mudlarking London's Lost Treasures, featuring rare items such as a Tudor headdress and a Viking era dagger.The exhibition which opens on Friday explores finds from the Thames foreshore and the role of mudlarks in uncovering thousands of years of human history.Historically a trade of the Victorian poor, in recent years mudlarking has grown to be a popular hobby for history lovers, with licensed mudlarks uncovering many significant new finds from the Thames.