He told the class about all sorts of things. They heard about a Hypocaust, Ampitheatres, the army and the kinds of weapons they had. The Roman also told them about the way the Romans went to the toilet. They all sat together and used a sponge instead of toilet paper! They even had to share the sponge! Toilet Sponge After our tour the class had a workshop. This looked at artefacts and replicas. Artefacts are things that archaeologists have dug up that were made years ago. A replica is something made to recreate the original. They got to look at things from the kitchen and practice grinding herbs, looked at stones from an old hypocaust and had a go at making a mini Roman roof. Making a Roman Roof Mr Devlin knows lots about Roman stones. He studied them at university. He could tell the class lots about the stones and what they meant. Mr Devlin talking about Artefacts There were lots of big tombs outside Chester. Some of the remains of these are in the museum. You could read what was on the stones. Some of the people buried there were just 10 years old! Year 3 in front of a tombstone After the museum the class went for a walk around the walls. They could see why the river made it easy to get food to the fort. It was also a good way of keeping the Celts away! River Dee in Chester The class had a great