The Ancient World of Technology
From Mine to Palace
In the Ancient World of Technology, the second exhibition area, the motto is “From mine to palace”. In this area, we will find many stations and workshops where we can interactively experience the Roman building world, and immerse ourselves in the reality of people’s lives at that time by trying it for ourselves and testing our strengths.
The Emporer Augustus needs some workers
In the Ancient World of Technology, it is literally time to get to work. Become a part of the building industry from the ancient times to the middle ages. Mass production, precise processing and effective transport aren´t only the appearance of modern times, sophisticated techniques of the ancient Romans show they had great knowledge about the building industry. Even Emperor Augustus had his specialists – time to give him a hand!
Kiln & Hypocaust
2000 years ago, architectural ceramic was very important for the local economy. Pots, roof tiles and floor coverings were fired in ceramic furnaces in large quantities. Some of the products would be used to build hypocaust heating systems, often used in Roman baths for floor heating.