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  • This cremation urn was excavated at the Roman fort of Canovium during the 1920s.
Roman cremation urn
  • This samianware bowl was reconstructed from pieces of pottery which were excavated at the Roman fort of Canovium during the 1920s. The bowl is decorated with figures which are thought to represent Hercules, Andromeda and Perseausas, such as seahorses. For further information see the excavation reports in 'Archaeologia Cambrensis' (1926-31).
Roman reconstructed samianware bowl
  • This skull has been dated to the Neolithic period (c. 6000 - 4000BC). At this time the burial of individuals in caves was a common practice and it is speculated that caves were viewed as 'houses for the dead' to complement the houses that were occupied in life. The remains of the individual from Pant-y-wennol have been analysed using a new and exciting archaeological technique known as stable isotope analysis. By studying the proportion of minor elements within the bone, archaeologists can gain an insight into the diet that the subject enjoyed in the six months or so before death. In the case of this person, and many others from this time, it seems that the majority of food was hunted and gathered from the land, rather than the sea.
Part of human skull found at Pant-y-wennol cave, Llandudno
  • This small buckler (c. 13 inches in diameter) was found at Caerhun in the Conwy Valley, in 1799. Although it was first thought to be Roman or early British, the buckler was later identified as a form of defence which was widely used by the infantry during the latter half of the fifteenth century.
Buckler, c.1450-1500
  • A Roman board game with counters and a carved stone board.
Roman board game
Tile with impression of child's foot