a roman detective archie and hollie have been digging up a field in britain. they think there was...
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A Roman Detective Archie and Hollie have been digging up a field in Britain. They think
there was once a Roman House nearby. They found a Roman rubbish pit.
Can you help them work out facts about Roman Life based on the ‘finds’ that they have uncovered?
Barley grainDate stones
Snail shells
walnut shells
Grape pips
Oyster & mussel shells
Boar tusk
Fish bones
Part of thrush
skeleton
Sheep’s jawCow leg bone
Top of amphora – storage jar
Pestle &
mortar
Quern fragment – grind stone
Charcoal bits
Part of iron grill
Part of basket
Iron frying pan
What can you work out about Romans from these items?
Pot fragments
Peacock feather
Knife blade
Silver spoon
Bits of glasses
Pot made of samian …ware
Barley grainDate stones
Snail shells
walnut shells
Grape pips
Oyster & mussel shells
Boar tusk
Fish bones
Part of thrush
skeleton
Sheep’s jawCow leg bone
Why did Archie & Hollie group these finds together?
What else can we work out – apart from the obvious!What do you need to be able to eat these things?
What must have been close to the site where these were found?
Top of amphora – storage jar
Pestle &
mortar
Quern fragment – grind stone
Charcoal bits
Part of iron grill
Part of basket
Iron frying pan
What is the odd one out?
Why are they in these groups?
Is it the rubbish pit of rich or poor Romans?How can you tell?
Pot fragments
Peacock feather
Knife blade
Silver spoon
Bits of glasses
Pot made of samian …ware
Now it’s your turn!We dug the stuff –
you have to interpret it…
…that means you have to say what it means – what
you can work out from it.
We call this inference.You need to be able to infer
to get past level 4
Archaeologist’s Report
Samian ware•Means there was trade between Britain and France because Samian ware was only made in France.•Suggests that the owners were well off because it would be more expensive to buy•Another source that backs up my idea is the glass because glass goblets were also expensive.
Archaeologist’s Report
Samian ware•Means there was trade between Britain and France because Samian ware was only made in France.•Suggests that the owners were well off because it would be more expensive to buy•Another source that backs up my idea is the glass because glass goblets were also expensive.
Archaeologist’s Report
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Archaeologist’s Report
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