{"product_id":"mudlarking","title":"Mudlarking","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMudlark (\/'mAdla;k\/)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enoun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA person who scavenges for usable debris in the mud of a river or harbour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for over fifteen years, in pursuit of the objects that the river unearths: from Neolithic flints to Roman hair pins, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons, Georgian clay pipes to Victorian toys. These objects tell her about London and its lost ways of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving from the river's tidal origins in the west of the city to the point where it meets the sea in the east, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMudlarking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a search for urban solitude and history on the River Thames, which Lara calls the longest archaeological site in England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she has discovered, it is often the tiniest objects that tell the greatest stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 336\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Battersea Power Station Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46997515403505,"sku":"10160","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/3329\/6881\/files\/Mudlarking-Lost-And-Found-On-The-River-Thames-Book_501a9385-7cba-4043-af65-f903b187199d.jpg?v=1764781332","url":"https:\/\/www.batterseapowersupplies.co.uk\/products\/mudlarking","provider":"Battersea Power Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}