Young Historian mThe Study School, 2006 Runner Up

 

Building on this work like this children could devise stylised or abstract A Seal of My Ownversions of
their signs, and challenge others to interpret them! This would show ambiguities that occur when humans are devising methods of writing!

What objects tell us!

Perforated terracotta pot


"I think they might be for religious ceremonies to burn charcoal or something to make smoke, and then to use the smoke to bless the congregation.

I think this becauseExcellent observation! you could put a strap round the rim " and then they can swing it to bless the congregation. There were a lot of evidence they were religious so I think it's for religious ceremonies"

"A home air freshener…I thought it was a scented pot… unique shape and height
of 30 – 40-cms… so the scent could pass through the holes.