Replica soldier's wooden spoon
(This is in the Roman Britain artefact box)
Can you answer the questions below by spinning this image and using the extra pictures?
Extra information
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Questions
1. What cutlery items did soldier’s use? (‘Cutlery’ means things you use to eat your food).
2. This is quite a well-made modern replica but do you think real Roman spoons were made as neat and tidy as ours?
3. How difficult do you think it would be to eat your food without a fork?
Answers down here - no peeking until you're ready!
1. What cutlery items did soldier’s use? (‘Cutlery’ means things you use to eat your food).
ANSWER: Spoons and knives (but not forks).
2. This is quite a well-made modern replica but do you think real Roman spoons were made as neat and tidy as ours?
ANSWER: No, they would have looked similar but would have been rougher and not as well finished.
3. How difficult do you think it would be to eat your food without a fork?
ANSWER: This one is up to you but we think for some foods it would have been very difficult indeed! Imagine trying to cut a steak without holding it down with a fork!