excavation is the process of removing earth carefully from an area to find buried remains

an artefact is an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest

trade is the action of buying and selling goods and services

How we know so much about Viking York

History

Discovery at Coppergate

York's importance to the Vikings

A journey through Viking York: Houses, halls and craftspeople

A journey through Viking York: Merchants and traders

The artefacts of Viking York

 In ‘The Vikings: how do we know so much about Viking York?’ pupils return to Britain in the Viking Age with a depth study about Viking York. In ‘The Vikings: how did Viking settlement help to make England?’ the focus switches to the political narrative of how Viking settlement helped to forge England.

In ‘The Great War: how did the Great War affect my local area?’ pupils momentarily left  their study of Viking Age Britain to consider the impact of the First World War on their local area at an appropriate time in the school year. In ‘The Vikings: how do we know so much about Viking York?’ they return Britain in the Viking Age with a depth study about Viking York.

In this unit, pupils learn about the archaeological discoveries made at Coppergate in York. They find out how archaeologists and historians have used artefacts to build a picture of what Viking York would have been like.

The Vikings: how do we know so much about Viking York?

What statement accurately describes the process of 'excavation'?

When archaeologists discover new artefacts their learning about the Vikings can change.

What was the type of soil called that helped preserve the artefacts?

The Vikings bought and sold goods only from Europe.

The Vikings bought and sold goods only from England.

The Vikings bought and sold goods from across the world.

The Vikings bought and sold goods only from Asia.

What description best describes how the Vikings traded goods?

they would use these to travel in winter months

they traded across the world, to places like the Middle East

they made the walls of homes from woven branches

they were craftspeople, including blacksmiths

Match the artefact with the findings of the excavation with the correct statement of what it tells us about Viking life.

Which of the following describe what the findings at Coppergate tell us about the Vikings?

an object made by nature, such as a shell

Complete the sentence. A {{ }} is a metal stamp used to imprint a design on a coin.

What image on one of the coin dies represented Thor, the Norse God of Thunder?

What were the ice skates found at Coppergate made from?

Which of the below were artefacts excavated at Coppergate?

Where is it thought that the wood board games that were excavated came from, in Viking times?

Starter Quiz

What is an artefact?