Search the Thames river for 'treasures' on a mudlarking tour

Search the Thames for ancient rubbish on a mudlarking tour. – dpa

You'll never know what you’ll find along the Thames river banks in Britain – maybe it’s some recent rubbish from an uncaring pedestrian, or maybe it’s a piece of Roman pottery.

Vanessa Bunton is a tour guide for the nonprofit organisation Thames Explorer Trust, and she’s seen it all while mudlarking – the increasingly popular practice of scavenging in river mud.