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Excavations 2012 Closed…

The excavations which have been taking place in Ipplepen the past month have now drawn to a close. The archaeological investigations will continue at Ipplepen next year.Much progress has been made for our understanding of this archaeological site. As well as some serious digging, recording and blogging, many fond memories have been created […]

Martin walks the plank…

Dr Martin Pitts, Ceramics specialist and lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exeter, visited the site today to oversee the progress of excavations and the Site Open Day.

A very busy Site Open Day!

 

 

Archaeology students were kept busy all day entertaining the public with detailed tours of the excavation site. The public were invited to the open day today before excavations at the site draw to a close this weekend.

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A Roman soldier at the information point…

Local villager Barry also dressed up as a Roman solider whilst visiting the information point at the Hub today! Over 100 members of the public visited the information point today before being directed on to the excavation site for a tour by the archaeology students.

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New Find- a Roman coin…

This image is a record of one of the Roman coins found near the excavation site by metal detectorist Dennis, who discovered the entire archaeological site along with fellow metal detectorist Jim in 2007.

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New Find- a possible imitation of Samian ware…

Archaeology students Ben and Vicky record a pottery sherd which is possibly a local imitation of Roman Samian ware pottery. This is an interesting development in understanding how the natives were interacting with the Romans in this area.

Site tours prove a success…

Archaeology students led members of the public in small groups for a tour of the excavation site.

Local villager Barry dresses for the occasion…

The Site Open Day received many local villagers including Barry who arrived in costume at the site and information point! Barry has also contributed his time and work at the site as a volunteer in recent weeks.

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Preparing for the crowds…

Archaeology students created a rota in preparation for the Site Open Day this morning. Archaeology student Alison exclaimed, “we are ready for the crowds!” Over 200 people visited the excavation site today.