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Yorkshire Museum

Yorkshire Museum www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk

A partner since: 05/12/2007

Yorkshire Museum is the home of the York's greatest archaeological finds. 


It reopened in 2010 after refurbishment and its new displays concentrate on York's past, including a new audio-visual show introducing visitors to the city:


The History of York Audio-Visual Spectacular 

  • Yorkshire Museum has 48 items on display at the History of York

  • Bones of a Roman Combatant
    He was tall for a Roman at 179cm and of a very muscular build. The muscle development suggests he was a profe...

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  • Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
    There is an inscription around the edge of this seal that translates as ‘The seal of Snarrus the toll c...

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  • Middleham Jewel
    This outstanding example of medieval craftsmanship was found near Middleham Castle in North Yorkshi...

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  • Vale of York Viking Hoard
    The most fabulous Viking treasure discovered in the UK in 150 years. The most spectacular single object in t...

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  • Inscription to Hecules
    Carved into one of the foundation stones of the wall of  Waterstones bookshop on High Ousegate is a copy...

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  • Mithras and Arimanius
    These two Roman Gods represented opposites - good and evil, creation and destruction, light and dark.  T...

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  • The York Observatory
    The York Observatory in Museum Gardens was built in 1832.  It is the oldest working observatory in Yorks...

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  • Feeding Roman York
    Judging by the number of animal bones they discarded, Romans in York ate lots of meat.  Beef was by far...

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  • The York Hoard
    A remarkable group of over 70 Neolithic flint tools and weapons was found in York in 1868.  It became kn...

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  • Military Belt Fitting
    Millefiori is Italian for 1000 flowers.  It is the name given to this particularly delicate and beautifu...

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  • Mosaic with a Woman's Head
    There are few things more distinctively 'Roman' than mosaics.  From about the 2nd century they were used...

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  • Roman Chimney Pot
    This large pot gives us a taste of the general architecture of Roman York.  It is a chimney pot, or a de...

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  • Anglian Carving
    This carving dates from about 850 and was probably the shaft of a cross.  It comes from the church of St...

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  • Viking Coins
    York’s coin-mint, the only one in the region, confirmed the economic importance of the city.  Befo...

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  • Inscription from Fortress Gate
    This stone sat on one of the main gates of the Roman fortress .  It records the gate being built in abo...

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  • Roman Gods and Goddesses
    The Roman Empire was tolerant of many forms of religion and worship.  There were hundreds of gods and go...

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  • Amber Bead Workshop
    During the Viking period York was a major centre for trade and manufacture of goods.  This bead is part...

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  • Norman Window Frame
    Although the Norman invaders had a massive impact on York very little evidence of it remains standing. ...

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  • Hair of a Roman Girl
    This was one of the amazing finds to come from the excavation of a Roman cemetery on the building site of Yor...

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  • The Hospitium
    The Hospitium was one of the abbey's support buildings. It's not known for sure what it was originally used...

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  • Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
    This is a domino-sized piece of stone is engraved with the words “ Julius Alexander’s salve for...

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  • Statue of an Athlete
    Roman and Greek athletes are often depicted nude, though this seems more appropriate to t...

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  • Silver Strap Ends
    These beautifully crafted objects were found in Nether Poppleton, near York. They're a great example of just...

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  • Yorkshire Museum
    The Yorkshire Museum in York was one of the earliest purpose-built museums in the country. It opened in 1830...

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  • Bone Trial Piece
    Paper was a rare commodity on Anglian York so craftsmen had to improvise when practicing their designs. This...

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  • Anglian Hanging Bowl
    Not everything is understood about the objects that are found from Anglian York. A few of these hanging bowl...

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  • Anglian Cross
    This cross was found in the Coppergate excavations. It's made of a copper alloy rather than a high-value met...

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  • Medieval Chamber Pot
    This object speaks for itself. Rather worryingly, the description in the Yorkshire Museum's database says:...

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  • A Pipkin
    In case you weren't sure what a pipkin actually was, this is one. It's a cooking pot.  This one was f...

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  • The End of the Abbey
    King Henry VIII's Reformation had threatened the abbey for a while. Abbeys and other religious orders arou...

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  • The Medieval Abbey
    It's a sign of the wealth of St Mary's Abbey that it was able to completely replace its main church building...

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  • The Norman Abbey
    St Mary's Abbey owes its existence to Reinfrid , one of three monks from the west country who travelled nort...

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  • Glazed Medieval Jug
    This jug was found in Davygate, York. It's in a style called York glazed ware - made and sold in the city....

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  • Viking Silk Cap
    This silk cap is more than 1,000 years old. It is one of the most unusual and interesting objects found duri...

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  • Viking Male Grooming
    Judging by the large number of combs such as this found in York, personal grooming played a surprisingly larg...

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  • Gold Finger Ring
    Gold jewellery, such as this finger ring, has always been a mark of wealth. This particular item was found i...

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  • Gold Arm Ring
    Vikings carried their wealth with them until times of trouble and then they buried it. This wealth often too...

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  • The Cawood Sword
    One of the finest Viking swords ever discovered was found in the River Ouse near the village of Cawood, a few...

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  • Viking Sword Pommel
    Viking swords were not just for fighting they were objects of show as well. This pommel and guard from two d...

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  • The York Helmet
    The world-famous York Helmet is the most outstanding object of the Anglo-Saxon period ever discovered. This...

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  • Anglian Burial Vessel
    Bodies were cremated and buried in specially made ceramic vessels such as this one found at Heworth, just ou...

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  • Tombstone of Julia Velva
    This finely carved gravestone shows an upper class Roman dining scene.  The size and quality of the sto...

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  • Olive Oil Container
    Roman York traded with markets and suppliers all over the empire. Two of the most widely used products were...

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  • Roman Head Pot
    These curious pots became fashionable in the early part of the 3rd century.  Parts of up to 50 different...

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  • The Multangular Tower
    The tower at the west corner of the legionary fortress.  It was one of the two corner-towers of the huge...

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  • Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
    This is the tombstone of a Roman soldier from the Ninth Legion, called Lucius Ducchius Rufinus .  It wa...

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  • Statue of the God Mars
    This is a stunning life-size statue of the Roman god of war - Mars - wearing full amour and carrying a shield...

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  • Viking Boot
    Vikings wore soft leather shoes and boots.  This particular boot is more than 1000 years old and was fo...

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