Ancient Artifacts: Touching History at ANU Classics Museum

0:00In Adelaide, it's February 27th, and here's what is going on. The Arsruria National University Classics Museum in Canberra gives a close-up look at everyday items from ancient Greece and Rome, like sieves for making cheese, oil bottles, plates and stridges used for scraping off sweat and oil at the bats. These hands-on artifacts, over 600 in total, let visitors and students touch history from about 2,000 years ago, bringing the ancient world to life without needing to travel abroad. The museum started in 1962 to help students handle real objects from their studies, focusing on ordinary gadgets rather than grand. Treasures These days, curators have shifted away from buying more items due to ethical concerns over looting and provenance, choosing instead to make the most of what they already have. They're handling three repatriation cases, including a prize Greek amphora bought in 1984 that turned out to be looted from an Italian tomb, Italy, took it back but loaned it for

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