On Friday 25^th October, Year 4 headed off to Salisbury City Museum. Excited by the double-decker coach that awaited them, the intrepid historians were armed with skills to finalise their understanding of the impact of the Romans on Britain. Despite the rain falling down on them as they walked past the magnificent cathedral to enter the museum, their spirits where not dampened, and they quickly went to work.

 

There were two different parts to the day, one of them was exploring the Wessex Gallery, which houses artefacts that archaeologists have discovered dating back to the Bronze Age – the children were amazed to find bones as old as 5000 years ago. Using their understanding, they explored the Roman section, finding a central heating system, bracelets, a tomb and even a mosaic floor. The second exploration was handling artefacts as if they were archaeologists, to try and work out what these finds might tell them about the Romans. After this, they got to make their own pottery shard in a Roman style which they have brought back to school to display. Here are some quotes from children who attended the trip.

 

"It was really exciting to look at some historic items which were older than I can imagine!" William (Alswitha).

"I liked hearing the amazing stories of historic people that we saw the skeletons of!" Eloisa (Alswitha)