Britain through things people carried and buried

Begin with the carved chalk of the Folkton drums, then compare it with the linked gold of a Winchester torc. This visit follows six objects through their making, use, loss and burial. Their forms preserve different amounts of the lives around them. A Vindolanda letter brings a personal exchange in ink on wood, while the Hoxne tigress handle preserves a small part of a silver vessel. The gold buckle from Sutton Hoo takes us into a ship burial, and a Lewis chess queen carries the visit into the medieval period. The route has no human-remains stop. Other displays in the wider galleries may contain remains, so ask at the Information Desk if you want help avoiding those cases.