As we sat upon the stage, the body of an Egyptian lay beneath the sheet. When we had catalogued the items, we moved onto the next class, “MUMMIFICATION”. We were given lots of new words to use in our work, but the most important was artefact.
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We learnt how to photograph and catalogue objects like real archeologists and how these are taken care of within the Museum.
Did you know their pillows looked like this? I think we would prefer something a little softer. Group one was introduced to the notion of conservation, how do we look after the objects that we find? Wearing special gloves, we pieced together ancient objects while others discovered its purpose. Group one were the first to become conservationists whilst group two headed for the mummies. We mixed year groups and split into two groups. Above us lay thousands of years of history. We were led through glass doors, around gallery after gallery until finally settling in the basement of the grand building. They led the way to a round gallery space walled with hundreds of paintings. Our time machine took the form of marble with great steps reaching high. A silence fell upon the classes as we entered. We were about to travel in time, back to the Ancient Egyptians.
Mountainous stone pillars stretched high into the sky in front of ancient wooden doors. As a topic, we have been looking at Temples, Tombs and Treasures.ĭespite Miss Birketts lack of direction, we made it to the grand entrance. This week, Year 3 and 4 travelled to the Birmingham Museum of History and Art to begin their study into the Ancient Egyptians.
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