Step into the world of archaeology at the British Museum with a professional archaeologist as your guide. This full-day experience lets you explore over 10,000 years of human history, from ancient Egypt and Greece to Viking Scandinavia and Aztec Mexico. You’ll see some of the museum’s most famous treasures, including the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon Marbles, and Lewis Chessmen, try your hand at an ancient Mesopotamian board game, and even practice writing your name in Egyptian hieroglyphs. Learn the science behind archaeology, including carbon dating and how sites are formed, while uncovering a few of history’s unsolved mysteries. Perfect for families and history enthusiasts, this experience offers a hands-on, immersive journey through the past, making it an unforgettable day out or a thoughtful gift for any history buff.
About the Experience
Experience Days Tours: Step into a world of ancient treasures on this unique archaeology experience at the British Museum, London. With over 10,000 years of human history to explore and a qualified archaeologist as your guide, it’s a day packed with discovery and fascination.
Your experience begins outside Russell Square tube station, where your guide will meet you and lead you to the museum entrance. Skip the queues and dive straight into the museum’s extraordinary collection, tracing human history from the Stone Age to modern times. Along the way, your archaeologist guide will reveal how explorers and relic hunters uncovered the past, as you journey through ancient Egypt, Assyria, Greece, Rome, Viking Scandinavia, and Aztec Mexico. See some of the museum’s most iconic objects, including the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon Marbles, and Lewis Chessmen, and try your hand at an ancient Mesopotamian board game first deciphered by British Museum scholars.
After a lunch break, the tour continues with hands-on exploration of ancient languages and archaeology techniques. Practice writing your name in Egyptian hieroglyphs, learn about carbon dating, understand how archaeological sites form, and uncover a few of history’s unsolved mysteries. This experience is perfect for curious minds and anyone eager to embrace their inner Indiana Jones.
The Full Day Archaeology Experience at the British Museum makes an unforgettable day out for families and a thoughtful gift for history enthusiasts of all ages.
