Editing Southwark (section)

====Archaeological finds====
In February 2022, archaeologists from the [[Museum of London Archaeology]] (MOLA) announced the discovery of a well-preserved massive Roman [[mosaic]] which is believed to date from A.D. 175–225. The dining room ([[triclinium]]) mosaic was patterned with knot patterns known as the [[Solomon's knot]] and dark red and blue floral and geometric shapes known as [[Guilloché|guilloche]].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Jeevan |last=Ravindran |title=London's largest Roman mosaic in 50 years discovered by archaeologists |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-mosaic-london-discovery-scli-scn-intl-gbr/index.html |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=CNN |date=23 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharp |first=Sarah Rose |date=2022-02-24 |title=Large Roman Mosaic Discovered in Central London |url=http://hyperallergic.com/713581/large-roman-mosaic-discovered-in-central-london/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Caroline |date=2022-02-24 |title=Digging in the Shadows of London's Shard, Archaeologists Discovered a 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Find': a Shockingly Intact Roman Mosaic |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-mosaic-unearthed-in-london-2077551 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Solomon |first=Tessa |date=2022-02-24 |title=Archaeologists Uncover London's Largest Roman Mosaic in 50 Years |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/largest-roman-mosaic-london-found-50-years-1234620022/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=ARTnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Archaeological work at [[Tabard Street]] in 2004 discovered a plaque with the earliest reference to 'Londoners' from the Roman period on it.