Worksheet: Roman Remains
Could you be an archaeologist????
Step 1: Learn to speak 'archaeologist'
If you want to be an archaeologist
you need to learn some new words:
Archaeology: The study of the lives of people in the past
Evidence: Information to support an idea/interpretation
Artefact: Any object made or changed by people
Interpret: To try and explain what something means
Step 2: Use evidence to answer questions
Q: Did the Romans settle in Britain?
 Look at the pictures below - they are all types of
archaeological evidence. (You can use the glossary below
to help you understand the evidence)
 Choose 3 pictures that you think could be used as
evidence that the Romans settled in Britain. Copy and
paste (or cut out and stick) your pictures into the table
provided below
Remember to give your reasons!!!
 Discuss your choices in pairs and/or as a class
Roman Remains: Recording Sheet
Evidence of
Roman settlement
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
I chose this picture because…..
The Evidence
The remains of a Roman fort called
'Housesteads' in Northumberland
A mosaic found in Lullingstone
Roman villa in Kent
Gaming counters and dice
excavated from Lullingstone Roman
villa in Kent
Old Kent Road in London is built on
top of a Roman road - this is what it
looked like in 1900
Reconstruction drawing of a Roman
fort called 'Wallsend' in
Tyne & Wear
The remains of Lullingstone Roman
villa in Kent
The remains of a Roman villa at
Chedworth in Gloucestershire
Remains of the hypocaust (under
floor heating) at Chedworth Roman
villa in Gloucestershire
Glossary
Archaeology:
The study of the lives of people in the past
Artefact:
Any object made or changed by people
Evidence:
Information to support an idea/interpretation
Fort:
A strong place and/or a permanent army post
Gaming Counter: Objects used to play games (such as draughts,
backgammon etc)
Hypocaust:
Roman under floor heating system. The floor is
supported on pillars and hot air from a furnace is
circulated underneath to heat a house or bath
Interpret:
To try and explain what something means
Mosaic:
A picture made from lots of small tiles, the Romans
called these small tiles tesserae
Reconstruction
Drawing:
A drawing formed by piecing together bits of evidence
Villa:
A large country house built by wealthy Romans
This activity relates to the Roman Remains: Evidence Teaching Activity