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Don’t ask the Archaeologist

By Edmund Connolly, on 17 July 2014

The archaeologist in question on site at the Parthernon

The archaeologist in question on site at the Parthernon

The Petrie regularly plays host to 80+ Primary School students a week who arrive at the museum armed with worksheets and  pencils in various stages of consumption. During the closing Q&A’s I often worry for my teaching prowess as I endure the same question again and again from 5 or more little upturned faces, wondering what have I done wrong, why aren’t they remembering anything?

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