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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

sponge on a stick from our roman artefacts for primary schools topic box
sponge on a stick from our roman artefacts for primary schools topic box

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?

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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?

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ANSWER: This one is up to you but we don’t think it would have been very nice!

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