Archaeologists working on the redevelopment of Exeter’s bus station have uncovered the remains of a Roman fort.
The find has been described by an archaeology expert as “very important and completely unexpected.”
The discovery was made by the Exeter Office of Cotswold Archaeology who are working with Kier Construction to record remains of the city’s Roman history ahead of the construction of a new bus station and leisure complex.
The archaeology work will not impact on the construction timetable.
The finds, which include coins and local pottery made in the...
Local archaeologists working with Redrow Homes believe they have discovered the most south-westerly Roman town in Britain at the housebuilder’s Romansfield development in Okehampton, Devon.
Locally based independent commercial archaeological consultancy AC archaeology has found the foundation trenches and post-holes of some 25 timber-constructed buildings situated either side of a well-preserved Roman road extending eastwards from a military fort.
The fort, which is located immediately west of Romansfield, is protected as an historic site included in the Schedule of...
The 200th volunteer has joined the search for more clues about the Roman occupation of Devon at a major archaeological dig in the county.
Members of the community and experts from the University of Exeter are once again investigating fields near Ipplepen, in South Devon, to discover more about a site occupied by Iron Age, Roman, and early medieval communities who lived more than a thousand years ago.
The public can see historical treasures uncovered during this year’s excavations at an Open Day on Saturday 8th September. People will be able to have a tour of the excavation...
People can step back in time and experience what it would have been like to live in Roman Exeter thanks to virtual reality.
The city’s rich history – and the treasures at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery – are now part of the hugely popular and addictive Minecraft game.
A new map shows what Exeter’s Roman fortress could have looked like and is available to download for free while playing Minecraft. This joins another map, also inspired by RAMM’s collections, designed to represent 18th-century Exeter when the city walls still stood.
A Devon author is celebrating after securing a three-book deal with Harper Collins HQ for her young adult fiction series, Book of Fire. Michelle Kenney, who lives in Devon, released her first book on Friday 25 August and has already featured in Amazon’s top 10 list for the young adult (YA) genre. Book of Fire is a dystopian fantasy novel following the lives of twins, Eli and Talia. Heavily influenced by ancient Rome, mythology and the baffling medieval Voynich Manuscript, Book of Fire is set in and around Exeter and its famous Roman landmarks. It explores an apocalyptical world in which...
Devon farmers who made their home in the same remote location for 1,200 years had a taste for exotic imported food and drink, archaeologists have found.
There was a thriving settlement in Ipplepen, South Devon, for hundreds of years longer than previously thought, excavations have shown.
It was originally thought that people only lived on the site during the Roman period, but radiocarbon analysis now shows the settlement was founded in the middle of the pre-Roman Iron Age - the 4th century BC. It was only finally abandoned in the 8th century AD, possibly because of the...
Saturday 22 April and Sunday 23 April 11am to 1pm and 2 to 4pm, free drop in.
Meet experts, handle objects, and enjoy family activities.
Finds Day - Saturday 22 April
A chance to show your archaeological finds to an expert and to talk to metal detectorists. The first day of our special weekend is an exciting opportunity to explore the Seaton Down Hoard and other finds discovered by metal detectorists.
Coin Conservation Day - Sunday 23 April
Meet museum conservator Sarah Klopf and watch her conserving coins from the Seaton Down Hoard. Explore the...
Come and hear Lindsey Davis talk about her new Flavia Albia novel "The Third Nero" at Waterstones Roman Gate Exeter branch. Tickets available in store (01392-423044) on online at Waterstones.com/events.
The Seaton Down Hoard Roman Roadshow will be at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum’s (RAMM) on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 February 2017.
Buried in East Devon around AD350 and only discovered in 2013, the Seaton Down Hoard is made up of 22,888 coins and three iron ingots. It is the fourth largest hoard of Roman coins ever found.
Saving it for Devon was made possible by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Clinton Estates, a private donation by Patrick Long, and many contributions by members of the public. To celebrate its return, a Roman Roadshow is touring Devon.
A team of archaeologists, students and local volunteers have unearthed evidence of a Romano-British settlement in a rural Devon village.
The finds shed new light on how the county’s inhabitants lived during the Roman period. Until now little evidence of the Romans had been found outside of Exeter and it had been thought that rural areas had not been particularly affected by Roman influence.
Now the discoveries at Ipplepen, which is 20 miles south west and at least a good day’s walk away from Exeter, is causing archaeologists to re-think assumptions previously made about...
