Dead Interesting: Uncovering Roman Britain in Old Museum Collections
Explore the archaeology of early Roman Britain and learn techniques to build a profile of an individual from the first century AD.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone with an interest in archaeology or history. You don’t need any previous experience to take part in this course.
It may be particularly useful if you’re thinking of studying archaeology in higher education.
What topics will you cover?
The archaeology of early Roman Britain, in particular Colchester during the first century AD.
Roman attitudes to death and the different parts of the funerary process.
What modern osteoarchaeological analysis can reveal about the funerary process, age, sex, and the diseases that individuals lived with.
What isotope analysis can tell us about geographic origin and Roman migration.
How different archaeological methods are required to build up a picture of an individual and how this can be presented to the public.
