“This is the sixth piece to come out of the trench today. I hope I find some rim,” exclaimed student Alison.
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“This is the sixth piece to come out of the trench today. I hope I find some rim,” exclaimed student Alison. The excavation site has been visited by local journalists and photographers this week after the University of Exeter released a news story about this archaeological project. The image above shows a photographer from a local newspaper capturing the action taking place on site. Archaeology student Alison discovered some black burnished ware pottery on site today. Nick “the Vic” and archaeologists discussed progress and finds in the south-east quadrant of the site today. Archaeology student Nick is shown here completing section drawings for the archaeological record of the site. The students have received archaeological training the last few weeks and are now perfecting their new skills. Vicky and Ben, both 2nd year Archaeology students, and Earthwatch volunteer Meridith are recording the small finds excavated at the site. “This area of the site contains a number of features ranging in date possibly from the Middle Bronze Age to the Iron Age and possible later Medieval activity,” explained on site archaeologists. Masters student Will explained “this area is dominated by a series of quarry cuts and pits ranging in date from possibly Iron Age to possibly Early Medieval period.” Students and archaeologists continued excavating in the south-west quadrant of the site excavation today. “Salve! My name is Matthew Le Sueur and I am a second year archaeology student at Exeter University. Sadly due to unforeseen events I was unable to complete an archaeological dig in Romania last year, so I decided to complete my module by volunteering for a more local excavation in Ipplepen. It is a […] |