Year 4
Butser Ancient Farm
Buster Ancient Farm is a real working farm and an open air research laboratory where the world of the
Iron Age Celts and the Romans are explored. It is set in the stunning South Downs National Park.
On the trip I learnt more about the Saxon way of life and
what sort of houses they lived in. My favourite activity was
archaeology. This activity let me know what tools were used
and I am now excited to learn more! Emma
My favourite activity was the Archaeological Dig. We were
allowed to dig under the ground and find old objects and we
then had to ask questions about our findings. Kayla
We saw a Roman Villa, it had brick tiles and was quite advanced for how long ago the Romans lived. It had lots of
rooms and central heating. Pictures of people decorated the
walls and there was a fire in one of the walls. The Saxon
Roundhouse was less advanced than the Roman Villa because
it was only one huge room. Joseph J
Our first activity was carving pictures onto chalkâwe were
shown how to squeeze a dock-leaf and rub it to get a colour
on the chalk. We drew on our piece of chalk with flint. It
looked easy but it was actually quite hard. Amelia J
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