Ipplepen Archaeological Project

Mike Rouillard – Experimental Officer

Rachel Cox – University of Exeter Archaeology Student

Ellie Stevens – University of Exeter Classics Student

Ben Sheers – University of Exeter Archaeology Student

Gillian Bedford – University of Exeter Archaeology Student

“When photographing a feature you must have a scale and referencing board telling us the site location, cut number and where north is,” Molly Barkes, University of Exeter Archaeology student.

University of Exeter Archaeology student Molly Barkes excavated a ring ditch on site today. The image shows a metre section of the ring ditch. Molly said, “it is very impressive that the ditch was dug directly though the solid rock.”

University of Exeter Archaeology student Gillian Bedford discovered some amazing pottery on site today. Gillian found a complete pottery rim.

Rachel provides an audio interview of her personal experience on site so far: https://www.evernote.com/shard/s226/sh/92e55795-fc6d-4d9e-869f-934ec0af8272/c3d37d18916444fa6494673698e4ec55

The Portable Antiquities Scheme and the University of Exeter has set up an information point streaming live information from the excavation site at the Methodist Church in Ipplepen. The information point is open Monday to Friday 10am till 4pm to the public until 24th of August 2012. At the information point there are general archaeological materials on display, and images of the finds and features currently being excavated at the site at Ipplepen. The information point is co-ordinated by postgraduate students from the University of Exeter: Will Smith (Department of Archaeology) and Charley Young (Department of Classics & Ancient History).