We had a busy day visiting the Hull & East Riding and the Hands on History Museums!
We were able to start wondering about what we might learn during our Ancient Egyptians enquiry topic in the summer. We handled replicas and artefacts which represented aspects of faith or everyday life from that time period as well as getting a sneaky peak of what Howard Carter may have seen when he first caught a glimpse inside Tutankhamun’s tomb! A volunteer from each class, dressed up as the god, Anubis, and we learnt more about the mummification process and beliefs while mummifying a volunteer from each class! Inside a special room in the Hands on History museum, we saw a real preserved mummified person and their wooden coffin – there aren’t many places in our country where you’d get the chance to see something like this, so we’re really lucky to have this on our doorstep.
In the Hull & East Riding Museum, the children were able to show off their ancient Roman knowledge and skills as they thought about what the Roman objects could tell us about everyday life and learn that some pieces had survived over time and been discovered by archaeologists. We had the chance to investigate a soldier’s armour, mosaics and Roman bridge building also, as well as enjoying a shopping role play activity in the Roman market place (forum) and seeing the Roman bath house. We also saw a model cross section of the hypocaust (the Roman underfloor heating system) and realised how hard the slaves (the lowest role in Roman society) would have had to work to keep the fires burning which make the heating system work.
