Crash course in archaeology at the British Museum
Description
Follow in the footsteps of great archaeologists, relic hunters and explorers who acquired the treasures of the British Museum, and learn about their adventures and the hazards they braved to make their astounding discoveries. You’ll unlock the secrets of the British Museum’s extraordinary collection with a qualified archaeologist, getting to grips with the history of human civilisation, exploring our earliest origins in Africa, to the great empires of Egypt, Assyria, Greece and Rome. Along the way, you'll tour the British Museum's most famous galleries, including Ancient Egypt and Assyria, Ancient Greece and Rome, the Vikings and the Aztecs, discovering world-famous artefacts such as the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon Marbles and the Lewis Chessmen. You'll also have fun learning to play the world's most ancient board game, The Royal Game of Ur, whose rules were deciphered by British Museum scholars, and see how ancient scripts such a Egyptian hieroglyphs and cuneiform were deciphered.
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The world's greatest museum, home to a dizzying array of treasures from humanity's past.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(109)
The tour was really informative and very engaging. So much to think about and so much to see. Hearing about the exhibits was so much more satisfying than simply reading the plaques.
Rossa was incredibly knowledgeable, and a very charismatic speaker who keeps you engaged over the 5.5 hours - the time flew by! For anyone with an interest in history/ancient history/archaeology, I'd highly recommend!
We so enjoyed this amazing tour with Rossa Minogue today. His tour is unique as he combines a huge and extensive archaeological knowledge with brilliant presentation skills. We were entranced by his great storytelling - everything was so interesting, Rossa held our undivided attention for the whole tour. Rossa also gave us lots of insight into what it means to be an archaeologist. Rosso’s tour was well balanced, well paced, with lots of opportunities for questions and consideration for comfort breaks etc where needed. We can’t recommend Rosso and his tour highly enough.
A wonderful way to wander through the British Museum. Our guide was excellent and created a compelling and comprehensive narrative through human history. Highly recommended.
The best tour ever. Five hours absolutely flew by. Highly recommended.
An outstanding tour led by a passionate archaeologist. The arch of time covered was brought to life by Rossa’s knowledge, enthusiasm, the British Museum's collections and some extras from his bag.
I am still full of excitement from going on this tour today. If my history lessons had been like this at school i would have flown. Absolutely fascinating talk from Roosa who brought so much to life. I absolutely cannot recommend this enough.
I was gifted this tour and was delighted with this gift. Rossa is incredibly knowledgeable and interesting and I learned so much about the ancient world and beyond. Highly recommended
A really super activity. Rossa is a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide and a great story teller. He kept us fully engaged throughout and I don't remember the last time I learnt so much, so enjoyably, in one day.
A fabulous entertaining and educational day out! Rossa is an exceptional guide, with an abundance of enthusiasm and enormous knowledge of his subject. Our tour was carefully selected to lead us through civilisation over the ages and it really was enthralling. I thoroughly enjoyed the day and can highly recommend it. When we entered the museum we had the chance to pick up a lightweight folding stool to carry round and I found it very helpful.
