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| Question:
What jobs did people do in Roman Chichester? |
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| Carpenter’s tool |
| This is part of a tool used by carpenters for making wooden objects, found in a suburb of Roman Chichester. Carpenters may have had workshops in the town where they would make and sell wooden bowls and plates. |
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| Fleshing hook |
| Many farm animals would have been taken to Chichester to be slaughtered and sold. A butcher may have used this three-pronged iron hook to hang up his meat for sale, or to take meat off the bones. |
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| Farrier’s tools |
| These are iron tools used by a farrier - a man who looks after horses. The top tool was used to trim horses’ hooves, while the lower tool was used for castration. They were found together in a suburb of Roman Chichester. |
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| Tongs |
| This is a set of iron tongs. It was probably used in some kind of industrial activity such as metalworking in the Roman town. |
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| Gladius |
| This is a gladius sword, used by soldiers. Roman legionaries were present when the town was being built, and a small force may have remained there. Gladiators are also likely to have lived in or near the town. |
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| St Pancras pot |
| This is a cooking pot that may have been made in the region of Chichester. |
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