1. 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?

2. What are these???

3. Barley grain Date stones Snail shells walnut shells Grape pips Oyster & mussel shells Boar tusk Fish bones Part of thrush skeleton Sheep’s jaw Cow 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

4. Barley grain Date stones Snail shells walnut shells Grape pips Oyster & mussel shells Boar tusk Fish bones Part of thrush skeleton Sheep’s jaw Cow 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?

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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 Name of object Means ____________ _________________ because ___________ _________________ _________________ Suggests that _________________ because ___________ _________________ Another source that backs up my idea is __ _________________ because ___________ _________________ Archaeologist’s Report Name of object Means ____________ _________________ because ___________ _________________ _________________ Suggests that _________________ because ___________ _________________ Another source that backs up my idea is __ _________________ because ___________ _________________