A Museum in a trunk! Museum that reflect the military nature of the site during first century AD, most of the That was our original inspiration - collection represents a more an exciting collection of real urban community of people and replica artefacts and taking advantage of the trading costumes that would bring the opportunities offered by the Roman past alive. Fosse Way. It is this later and longer lasting phase of At its simplest this is a handling Margidunum’s history that we collection but it is also have focused on in this a dressing up box resource. an archaeological The contents of the trunk are treasure trove roughly divided into five main a journey into the past themes a mini museum Civic Life The Resource Domestic Life Personal Care The artefacts and posters in the trunk are based on finds made Clothing and Adornment in and around Bingham, Cooking and Eating Nottinghamshire. These come from the Roman site of Each theme is supported by a Margidunum and its hinterland. range of artefacts, information Included are fragments of cards, archaeological material Roman metal work, pottery and and suggestions for activities. building materials along with Supplementary images and replicas of items in the museum resources can be found on the collection. accompanying CD-ROM and There are also resources and on the Museum website. instructions for a number of As you and your pupils become activities including Roman familiar with the resource we games, clay work and recipes suggest you explore other ways for beauty products. of categorising the collections, Themes for example, by material or status. Although are artefacts within Nottingham University
A Museum in a trunk! That was our original inspiration - an exciting collection of real and replica artefacts and costumes that would bring the Roman past alive. At its simplest this is a handling collection but it is also a dressing up box an archaeological treasure trove a journey into the past a mini museum The Resource The artefacts and posters in the trunk are based on finds made in and around Bingham, Nottinghamshire. These come from the Roman site of Margidunum and its hinterland. Included are fragments of Roman metal work, pottery and building materials along with replicas of items in the museum collection. There are also resources and instructions for a number of activities including Roman games, clay work and recipes for beauty products. Themes Although are artefacts within Nottingham University Museum that reflect the military nature of the site during first century AD, most of the collection represents a more urban community of people taking advantage of the trading opportunities offered by the Fosse Way. It is this later and longer lasting phase of Margidunum’s history that we have focused on in this resource. The contents of the trunk are roughly divided into five main themes Civic Life Domestic Life Personal Care Clothing and Adornment Cooking and Eating Each theme is supported by a range of artefacts, information cards, archaeological material and suggestions for activities. Supplementary images and resources can be found on the accompanying CD-ROM and on the Museum website. As you and your pupils become familiar with the resource we suggest you explore other ways of categorising the collections, for example, by material or status.