Ipplepen Archaeological Project

“It may not look like it but this is a burnt area. I am about to take a soil sample,” explained student Gill today.

When the information point is quiet, PhD student Charley uploads current information from the excavations on to this University of Exeter blog!

A condensed version of current information is also uploaded on to the Ipplepen Archaeological Project Facebook Page and on to Twitter.

Archaeology student Alison sits proudly in her trench in which she has been excavating and recording features for the past month.

Archaeology student Vicky is photographed here calibrating the total station in order to to impose a grid (X-northing, Y-easting, Z-elevation) on the site to locate every artifact and feature in 3-D space and to make topographic maps of the site.

Site Supervisor Ben teaches archaeology student Gill how to take soil samples from the excavation site for further analysis at the laboratory.

A large find of Iron Age pottery was discovered by Andy Robinson yesterday.

Site Director Marc and Site Supervisor Ben discuss the excavated features in the south-west quadrant of the site.

“This section of a feature goes beyond the edge of the excavated area,” described archaeology student Ben Trestrail.

Archaeology student Ben provides an example of photographing a piece of flint and pottery found during excavations.

Many local villagers visit the information point a few times a week for a quick update on the site’s progress. Here PhD student Charley provides visitors with a current update on the activities at the site and prepares the visitors for the site open day for the public which took place today.