Pieces of the past on the River Thames' banks
When the tide goes out, centuries of hidden treasures are revealed on the banks of the River Thames in London. Tina Kraus reports on the "mudlarks" who search the banks for pieces of the past.
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When the tide goes out, centuries of hidden treasures are revealed on the banks of the River Thames in London. Tina Kraus reports on the "mudlarks" who search the banks for pieces of the past.
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CBS News correspondent Holly Williams speaks with scavengers, also known as mudlarks, who hunt for ancient artifacts in the silt exposed when the River Thames' tide in England goes out.
The United Kingdom is so hot and dry, the source of the River Thames has dried up for the first time since at least 1976.
"Hopefully downstream we will find the Thames, but at the moment, it's gone," said one tourist who had come, hoping to see the origin of the iconic English river.