London: Museum of London (Roman section)

So the Museum about the history of London had an excellent Roman section. And it was very helpful of them to include the macrons over "museum" so I know how to pronounce it...

below are pictures I took in the museum. Obviously, it's all copyrighted to the Museum of London.

This is what a cobbler's workshop may have looked like. Much of this is recreated, but parts of it are actual artifacts.

In a similar way, here is a reconstruction of a stonesmith's workshop. I like how the floor was made to look messy as it

certainly would have.

This is another reconstructed room. I believe the wall painting and couch are reproductions while the remaining artifacts are real. Notice the mosaic floor and abundance of amphorae.

Speaking of amphorae, here is a case that would have transported ancient fragile things. The straw is not really ancient :)

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e's an ancient ladder. The design is actually quite clever--the side pieces of wood have holes carved in for the perpendicular parts. I wonder how stable they really were.

Here's a closer detail shot:

These are fragments found in at a mint where coins were made. The different parts worked together to create coins. Such as...

Here are examples of coins found in London of different denominations. You've got ...aureus, denarius, sestertius, dupondius, as

Here are the remnants of a grain mill. You have the main stone part that turned and the bowl at the top for grain and such. The curved part off to the side would be for holding the slave or farm animal to turn the device.

Here is an actual wall-painting that was found. Look at the bright colors and details--amazing.

Here are some musical instruments. Notice the many variations on what seems to be a basic flute.

Here we see another kind of instruments--the kind used for a woman's hair. There's a comb with many fine teeth, a mirror, various pins, and decorative pieces.

Below is from the food part of the exhibit. It shows the remains found of what Romans ate (bones, pits, seeds and such) and then a little plastic version of what that actually is. It's cool--this is how we know what they ate! We can also guess at the quantities and combinations based on how the remains were found.