Meet the 14-year-old uncovering London's lost history
Reported byPositive News ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
Emmylou Vaxby, a London schoolgirl, has spent nearly a decade mudlarking—foraging artifacts on the Thames riverbank—and at 14 has become an author, publishing A Guide to Mudlarking on the River Thames while documenting pottery, clay pipes, bones and shells that reveal the city's everyday human history.
Goodlede runs a two-pass source check on every story: one pass finds it, a second skeptical pass re-verifies the claim and writes what it doesn’t prove. This is a source check, not an independent fact-check — confirm anything important at the link above.
Read the full story at Positive News
Read original story ↗More good news, verified daily.
Goodlede covers positive developments across science, nature, rights, and human achievement — verified before they appear. No hype, no roundups, no PR wires.
© 2026 Wag Media, LLC
More from Goodlede
Kindness
A TikTok review called this Kansas City coffee shop 'demonic.' Locals rallied around it
TODAY.com · Verified
Kindness
Rapid City honors Mines student who rescued teen from burning vehicle
KOTA Rapid City Community · Verified
Equality
Nonprofit Launching College-Like Program For Adults With IDD
Disability Scoop · Verified