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Roman 'sponge on a stick'
(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
and picture
Questions
1. What is this made from?
2. Why is it a bad thing that people shared these sponges?
3. What do you think it would have been like to share a toilet with lots of different people sat next to you?
Answers down here - no peeking until you're ready!
1. What is this made from?
ANSWER: Sponge and wood.
2. Why is it a bad thing that people shared these sponges?
ANSWER: Because it would have spread disease.
3. What do you think it would have been like to share a toilet with lots of different people sat next to you?
ANSWER: This one is up to you but we don’t think it would have been very nice!
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