Rome

A few years ago, I received a present from her Granny R. It was a book called Treasure Trove of an Ancient Roman Child. She's always liked the book, which has a secret compartment full of replica Roman artefacts.

Family Portrait, imaginary painted plaster fragment

Following a visit with some other home ed families to a nearby archaeological dig, where a Roman Bath House is thought to have been unearthed, this book has been opened again and scoured for information. The most exciting part of the dig was using the hand trowel to search for fragments. We found a lot of flint, but also some pieces of mosaic and clay tiling material. http://www.friendsofsudbrooke.org

Both girls are now grappling with the concepts of 'history' and 'pre-history', as well as the realization that the city of Rome has had such a profound impact on our lives today. From the book we found several motifs of particular interest: laurel-leaf, bulla, votive, genius, and oil lamp. Next follows a local Ordnance Survey search for Roman features!

The Treasure Trove of an Ancient Roman Child, by Fiona MacDonald, Smithmark, 1999