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Kieron Tyler works for MoLAS (the Museum of London Archaeology Service).  In partnership with PCA (Pre-Construct Archaeology), MoLAS are excavating the Olympic site in preparation for what will be Europe's largest construction site.

Before building begins the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has invited the archaeologists to look for evidence of the original prehistoric Londoners right through to Roman, Viking, medieval and relatively recent industrial activities on the East London site. It is possible that evidence of human occupation dating back to 6000 BC will be unearthed.

For Kieron it is a huge task, just the paper work alone is massive.  But he hopes that the findings will give a better insight into how the lower Lea Valley was used.

For Londoners the evidence will be documented and archived in Molas' vast storage  space.  For Kieron and other archaeologists the Olympic legacy has already begun