article_snippet.sent: A piece of Roman figurative pottery (right) was also dug up during searches of the London Crossrail site near Liverpool Street station .
article_snippet.sent: A cross-section of the Roman roadside ditch uncovered at Liverpool Street station .
article_snippet.sent: A spoon from the Tudor period (left) was unearthed from a deep ditch, along with leather fragments (right)
article_snippet.sent: Among the skeletons discovered at the burial site - used from 1569 until at least 1738, including the Great Plague in 1665 - were a mother a her child buried side-by-side.
article_snippet.sent: They have now been transferred to the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA).
article_snippet.sent: A decoration thought to be from the Tudor period was among the historic finds near Liverpool Street station .
article_snippet.sent: Speaking last month, Jay Carver, Crossrail lead archaeologist, said: 'This excavation presents a unique opportunity to understand the lives and deaths of 16th and 17th century Londoners.
article_snippet.sent: This is probably the first time a sample of this size from this time period has been available for archaeologists to study in London. '
article_snippet.sent: The Museum of London Archaeology is undertaking the archaeological excavations at Liverpool Street  on behalf of Crossrail.
article_snippet.sent: Scientific analysis of the remains will help provide new insights into the lives and deaths of early modern Londoners.
article_snippet.sent: In 2013, workers made an 'unexpected and fascinating discovery' in tunnels underneath Liverpool Street Station, where the historic River Walbrook flows.
article_snippet.sent: an 'unexpected and fascinating discovery' in tunnels underneath Liverpool Street Station, where the historic River Walbrook flows was made below the site of the historic Bedlam burial ground.