Dead Interesting: Uncovering Roman Britain in Old Museum Collections
University of Reading
  • Start Date: 18 Jul, 2022
  • 2 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Explore the archaeology of early Roman Britain and learn techniques to build a profile of an individual from the first century AD.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility

Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Uncover the history of early Roman Britain


What did a Roman funeral look, sound, and smell like? And how can you tell just from a person’s remains?


Join a research team uncovering exciting new information about cremation burials excavated over 100 years ago in Colchester, the site of Camulodunum, one of Britain’s oldest towns and its first Roman capital city. Learn about the latest techniques used to discover some of the secrets of the Roman Empire.


This two-week archaeology course will give you an introduction to osteoarchaeology, the methods, techniques and theory used to study ancient bones, with a focus on early Roman Britain.


Discover Ancient Romano-British culture from what is left behind


Step behind the scenes with a museum specialist and osteologist to explore the stores housing the Romano-British collections as they show you the latest archaeological and osteological methods to analyse the cremated remains of an individual.


Piece together the profile of someone who lives and died in early Roman Colchester


Using the evidence gathered by the experts, you’ll create a fact file about the age, sex, health, status, and origins of the individual. You’ll also identify other sources of information such as inscriptions and grave goods to build your knowledge of the people of Roman Colchester, including their cultural identity and migration patterns.


Discuss how to create a public exhibition


Once you’ve built your profile of a cremated individual and understood the techniques used to reveal new insights about early Roman Britain, you’ll discuss how to present your findings in a public exhibition.


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.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

University of Reading

The University of Reading is ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world with a reputation for teaching, research and enterprise.

The University aims to deliver a world-class experience to all of its learners. Teaching is research-led, so learners can benefit from the expertise and hands-on knowledge of teaching staff.

The award-winning UK campuses in the south-east of England offer a fantastic environment in which to live and learn, with state-of-of-the-art facilities – all just 25 minutes from London.

 

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

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