University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department

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Students in orange high vis towelling back in a trench. Beyond are trees, cars and a tent
Ranked 34th globally for archaeology
Photo of a table with old OS maps and finds (e.g. rocks, flint, pottery) in boxes with labels, and some books. On a display board behind is a timeline of Lady Aileen Fox's life and a poster entitled 'pioneering Exeter archaeologist' with a large black and white photo of her.
Two students and Naomi smile for the camera while holding up tile fragments.
Poster image for event. Full title is: Predicting and protecting lithic landscapes: exploring lithic scatter distribution across Dartmoor. Ther eis a photo of a test pit excavation on a misty boggy hillside, where people are kneeling down excavating and Emma is holding GNSS survey kit.
Post for event 'Recent work on Cut Hill, Dartmoor'. The photograph show a small excavation trench with scale rods, cut into dark peaty soil. Several capstones of the cist can be seen.
Current Archaeology Awards, Nomainated 2026 Book of the Year: Medieval Warhorse: Equestrian Landscapes, Material Culture, and Zooarchaeology in Britain, AD 800-1550
Classroom full of students listening to Alex talk. He is pointing at a slide with various images.
Slide/poster for event. Title is 'Where power lies: the origins of England's earliest lordly centres'. The image is an aerial photo showing a rural area, with a church with a spire and an excavation trench in a field.
A group of students stand on a moor, with Ollie pointing things out to them
Prof Rippon at the podium
A scene of a historic kitchen, where two women, dressed in 17th century clothes, prepare food.
A group of seven people standing in a meeting room sporting a variety of bandages on heads, knees, elbows etc. They are still smiling though!
A woodland setting with trees in the background. A line of police tape is strung across the foreground, and a skeleton and rope can be seen beyond.
Photo of a tall stone wall, with green grass and a pathway running alongside it.
Four students at work excavating at the entrance to a cave. They are wearing blue hard hats.
Students and staff working to excavate within a cave, lit by a large light. They are wearing hard hats and gloves, and there are buckets lined with bags for samples.
Slide with Dr Carly Ameen's Research expertise
A student and staff member stand on the edge of a lake sieving archaeological deposits. The sky has lovely pink and blue colours, reflected in the water.
Two people reading a set of posters with images of archaeological trenches, maps and old paitings.
Poster for this event. Reads 'meet the archaeologists and see the finds from recent excavations!
Composite image of: plan of priory; photo of medieval tile fragments, view of interior of priory with arched roof and Festival of Archaeology 2025 logo.