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

a coin die is a metal stamp used to imprint a design on a coin

The artefacts of Viking York

History

 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?

Complete the sentence: An object made by a human being, often of historical interest, is called an {{ }}.

They are beautiful things for them to treasure.

They can be sold and make them lots of money.

They provide them with information about that period.

They can use them to help make modern tools.

Why are artefacts important to archaeologists?

Which artefacts were among those found at Coppergate?

What was the piece of metal used to stamp images onto blank metal discs called? 

Complete the sentence: Archaeologists learnt that the Vikings used {{ }} for travel and enjoyment in the winter months.

Complete the sentence: The action of buying and selling goods is called {{ }}

What was the name of a person in Viking times who traded goods?

Which river provided easy trade routes in and out of York?

Which of these were objects that Viking merchants traded across the world?

Complete the sentence: A large amount of {{ }}, around 23 fragments, was found at Coppergate.

Match the excavated item to where it originally came from. 

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

The artefacts of Viking York

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.