Pictures of the past

Roman and
Anglo-Saxon Canterbury

(www.canterburytrust.co.uk
for reconstruction images)

• Look at the reconstruction drawings side by side. What is your first impression?
• The ruins of some Roman buildings were still standing in Anglo-Saxon times. Can you see any in the Anglo-Saxon picture? Note them down.
• In each picture, look at the streets, the types of buildings and the materials people used to build them. Note down some observations.
Roman Canterbury reconstruction

Anglo-Saxon Canterbury reconstruction

Archaeologists find more remains of Roman buildings than Anglo-Saxon ones. Why do you think this is?
Canterbury Archaeological Trust Education 2006