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Explore Canterbury’s underground museum built around remains of a Roman town house with mosaic floors, preserved where excavated. Descend 100 years with each step to Roman Canterbury’s level! Discover amazing finds from everyday Roman life displayed in reconstructions of a house and market, with a Roman mystery sword burial, intricate glass, silver spoon hoard and rare cavalry horse harness.
Enjoy the touch the past hands on area – handle Roman objects and be an archaeological detective! Suitable for all ages.
Highlights
- Roman mosaic floors - Preserved where excavated
- Roman hypocaust - Underfloor heating system, preserved where excavated
- Digital reconstruction of the Roman town house
- Rare Roman cavalry horse-harness fittings - One of only two sets in the world, displayed with reconstruction
- Roman cavalry swords from probable double murder - Mystery burial of two Roman soldiers
- Rare Roman tools - Roman spade, carpenter’s square & mason’s trowel
- Roman building materials - Include roof tiles with Roman dog-paw prints
- Roman painted plaster - Fragments with flowers, patterns & dancer’s feet
- Finds from Canterbury’s Roman baths - Gaming counters, toiletry items & bath lining
- Roman gods - Figurines including horse goddess & Gaulish male
- Roman glass - Flasks, bottles & bracelets
- Roman metal vessels - Ewers & dishes used in religious ceremonies
- Roman pottery - Imported fine Samian ware & locally-made pots
- Reconstructed dining room and kitchen - Showing real Roman pottery in context
- Reconstructed Roman market & traders - Based on finds including shoe offcuts & pins
- Roman bone pins - Finished & unfinished from a Roman workshop
- Roman jewellery - Brooches, rings, pins & bracelets
- Hoard of Christian silver - Hidden in dangerous times when the Romans left England
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