Ancient Gods: Prehistoric and Roman Religion in Surrey

An exhibition on Ancient Religion and Ritual in Surrey. Do you touch wood? Do you cross your fingers for luck? Come and see what the people of Surrey did in prehistoric and Roman times to protect themselves from bad luck. The exhibition shows what we know about religion in the Stone Age and Bronze Age, then concentrates on Celtic religion and how it developed in Roman times. 

The people of Roman Surrey built temples at places such as Farley Heath, Titsey and Wanborough, where the largest group of priests’ equipment ever found in this country has been excavated.  Finds from all over Surrey show how religion was part of everyday life as well as something special and mysterious for times of danger and times of rejoicing, and for keeping the gods happy.

Come to Guildford Museum and find out about ancient gods, try on a replica priest’s head-dress and tell us about your rituals and superstitions. 

This exhibition is relevant to several areas of the National Curriculum including:

• 1a: Place events, people and changes into correct periods of time
• 1b: Dates relating to passing of time AD/BC
• 2a: Ideas and beliefs of periods and societies in the past
• 2b: Social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversity in societies of the past
• 9:  How British society was shaped by the movement and settlement of different peoples before the Norman conquest

Please contact Guildford Museum for further information.

Guildford Museum
Castle Arch
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3SX

Tel: 01483 444750
Email: museum@guildford.gov.uk