University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
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Archaeology and History department @exeter.ac.uk - posting about research, excavations, news and events
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There was a great turnout yesterday to Prof Alex Pryor's (birthday) talk on 'Hunters of Giants: How to kill an Upper Palaeolithic mammoth, revealed by stable isotopes and DNA'. This was part of our Centre for Human-Animal-Environment Bioarchaeology (HumAnE) series of events, to which all welcome!
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
There was a great turnout yesterday to Prof Alex Pryor's (birthday) talk on 'Hunters of Giants: How to kill an Upper Palaeolithic mammoth, revealed by stable isotopes and DNA'. This was part of our Centre for Human-Animal-Environment Bioarchaeology (HumAnE) series of events, to which all welcome!
On 18 November we organised an Employability Event attended by over 70 Undergraduate and Postgraduates from across the HASS Faculty.
The panellists provided advice, guidance and perspectives on how they had utilised archaeology and history degrees in their careers.
Many thanks to the panel!
The panellists provided advice, guidance and perspectives on how they had utilised archaeology and history degrees in their careers.
Many thanks to the panel!
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
On 18 November we organised an Employability Event attended by over 70 Undergraduate and Postgraduates from across the HASS Faculty.
The panellists provided advice, guidance and perspectives on how they had utilised archaeology and history degrees in their careers.
Many thanks to the panel!
The panellists provided advice, guidance and perspectives on how they had utilised archaeology and history degrees in their careers.
Many thanks to the panel!
History in the spotlight! On 12 Nov, a moving premiere of 'Albert Figg & the Battle for Hill 112' showed the courage and sacrifice of 7,000 men in one of WWII's bloodiest battles. Hosted by Prof Richard Follett & Rear Admiral Chris Snow CBE DL, showing the resilience of those West Country regiments
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
History in the spotlight! On 12 Nov, a moving premiere of 'Albert Figg & the Battle for Hill 112' showed the courage and sacrifice of 7,000 men in one of WWII's bloodiest battles. Hosted by Prof Richard Follett & Rear Admiral Chris Snow CBE DL, showing the resilience of those West Country regiments
Here at Exeter we are offering three AHRC-funded PhD scholarships in humanities subjects. Please contact us if you'd like to come and research archaeology or history? Apply by 23 February: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
PhD: AHRC Studentship | University of Exeter
Project descriptionThe University of Exeter is offering up to three fully funded AHRC doctoral studentships and training and development opportunities across a range of the AHRC’s disciplines for cand...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Here at Exeter we are offering three AHRC-funded PhD scholarships in humanities subjects. Please contact us if you'd like to come and research archaeology or history? Apply by 23 February: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Next up in our archaeology seminar series is a talk by Dr Duncan Wright from Newcastle University on how medieval aristocracy established their authority through lordly centres. All welcome! Thursday 20 November, 12.30pm. Online - Teams meeting details on image.
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Next up in our archaeology seminar series is a talk by Dr Duncan Wright from Newcastle University on how medieval aristocracy established their authority through lordly centres. All welcome! Thursday 20 November, 12.30pm. Online - Teams meeting details on image.
🔥Hot off the press: Extensive dog diversity existed thousands of years before humans began selective breeding 🐩
“These results highlight the deep history of our relationship with dogs,” said Dr Carly Ameen “Diversity among dogs is a legacy of thousands of years of coevolution with human societies”
“These results highlight the deep history of our relationship with dogs,” said Dr Carly Ameen “Diversity among dogs is a legacy of thousands of years of coevolution with human societies”
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🔥Hot off the press: Extensive dog diversity existed thousands of years before humans began selective breeding 🐩
“These results highlight the deep history of our relationship with dogs,” said Dr Carly Ameen “Diversity among dogs is a legacy of thousands of years of coevolution with human societies”
“These results highlight the deep history of our relationship with dogs,” said Dr Carly Ameen “Diversity among dogs is a legacy of thousands of years of coevolution with human societies”
Join us for the Movember Special History Talk! 🧔To Beard or Not to Beard: The History of Facial Hair in Britain 1650-1900 with Dr Alun Withey
📅 Wednesday 19 November
🕰️ Doors open at 6pm, start at 18:15
🎫 fixr.co/event/movemb...
📅 Wednesday 19 November
🕰️ Doors open at 6pm, start at 18:15
🎫 fixr.co/event/movemb...
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Join us for the Movember Special History Talk! 🧔To Beard or Not to Beard: The History of Facial Hair in Britain 1650-1900 with Dr Alun Withey
📅 Wednesday 19 November
🕰️ Doors open at 6pm, start at 18:15
🎫 fixr.co/event/movemb...
📅 Wednesday 19 November
🕰️ Doors open at 6pm, start at 18:15
🎫 fixr.co/event/movemb...
📚 News from the world of peace and economic history ☮️ Dr Marc-William Palen’s Pax 'Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World' has just received the Elise M. Boulding Prize in Peace History🏆 for groundbreaking work that rethinks how free trade once carried hopes for ending empire and war🌍
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
📚 News from the world of peace and economic history ☮️ Dr Marc-William Palen’s Pax 'Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World' has just received the Elise M. Boulding Prize in Peace History🏆 for groundbreaking work that rethinks how free trade once carried hopes for ending empire and war🌍
Come join us (for a little while at least)! Associate Lecturer job at Exeter in archaeology (especially people with human osteology, zooarch or forensic skills), until 30 April 2026: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI165/a...
Associate Lecturer in Archaeology (Education and Scholarship) at University of Exeter
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November 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Come join us (for a little while at least)! Associate Lecturer job at Exeter in archaeology (especially people with human osteology, zooarch or forensic skills), until 30 April 2026: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI165/a...
Congratulations to Dr Aaron Deter-Wolf, one of our PhD by publication students, who successfully passed his viva yesterday. Aaron is one of the world’s leading experts on ancient tattoos & was recently featured in National Geographic magazine: www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
How scientists are cracking the secrets of the world’s oldest tattoos
Turns out, ancient body art is a lot more common than we once thought—and it's providing historians with new ways of understanding our ancestors.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Congratulations to Dr Aaron Deter-Wolf, one of our PhD by publication students, who successfully passed his viva yesterday. Aaron is one of the world’s leading experts on ancient tattoos & was recently featured in National Geographic magazine: www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
🐾 Explore 'Do Not Feed the Animals?' where science meets art to reveal the surprising stories behind why we feed animals, from home to zoo.
Experience vibrant artworks, hands-on research and reflect on your own animal encounters!🦉
📍Queens Building, Streatham campus
📆Until 12 December, all welcome
Experience vibrant artworks, hands-on research and reflect on your own animal encounters!🦉
📍Queens Building, Streatham campus
📆Until 12 December, all welcome
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🐾 Explore 'Do Not Feed the Animals?' where science meets art to reveal the surprising stories behind why we feed animals, from home to zoo.
Experience vibrant artworks, hands-on research and reflect on your own animal encounters!🦉
📍Queens Building, Streatham campus
📆Until 12 December, all welcome
Experience vibrant artworks, hands-on research and reflect on your own animal encounters!🦉
📍Queens Building, Streatham campus
📆Until 12 December, all welcome
Staff member Joe Hirst has a new paper out! 'Modelling Maize Agriculture by the Pre-Columbian Casarabe Culture of Amazonian Bolivia: An Agent-Based Approach', is published in the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation: www.jasss.org/28/4/5.html
Modelling Maize Agriculture by the Pre-Columbian Casarabe Culture of Amazonian Bolivia: An Agent-Based Approach
by Joseph Hirst, Joy Singarayer, Umberto Lombardo and Francis Mayle
www.jasss.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Staff member Joe Hirst has a new paper out! 'Modelling Maize Agriculture by the Pre-Columbian Casarabe Culture of Amazonian Bolivia: An Agent-Based Approach', is published in the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation: www.jasss.org/28/4/5.html
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A round up of recent @materialwills.bsky.social project news below 👇
Including recent @zooniverse.bsky.social milestones, project meetings, and new blog posts!
#earlymodern #history #skystorians @leverhulme.ac.uk @uoearchhist.bsky.social @cemsexeter.bsky.social
Including recent @zooniverse.bsky.social milestones, project meetings, and new blog posts!
#earlymodern #history #skystorians @leverhulme.ac.uk @uoearchhist.bsky.social @cemsexeter.bsky.social
It's been a busy week for the project!
1. A huge milestone: we're delighted to share that our @zooniverse.bsky.social volunteers have now checked ALL images! 🎉
Thank you to everyone who has contributed.
We're going to pause Zooniverse for now while we evaluate if more training is required.
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1. A huge milestone: we're delighted to share that our @zooniverse.bsky.social volunteers have now checked ALL images! 🎉
Thank you to everyone who has contributed.
We're going to pause Zooniverse for now while we evaluate if more training is required.
🧵1/4
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
A round up of recent @materialwills.bsky.social project news below 👇
Including recent @zooniverse.bsky.social milestones, project meetings, and new blog posts!
#earlymodern #history #skystorians @leverhulme.ac.uk @uoearchhist.bsky.social @cemsexeter.bsky.social
Including recent @zooniverse.bsky.social milestones, project meetings, and new blog posts!
#earlymodern #history #skystorians @leverhulme.ac.uk @uoearchhist.bsky.social @cemsexeter.bsky.social
Last week some of our first year students got to head out into Dartmoor and see some archaeology. They visited Merrivale, and also Lydford Saxon earthworks and castle/prison and were very glad the rain held off!
November 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Last week some of our first year students got to head out into Dartmoor and see some archaeology. They visited Merrivale, and also Lydford Saxon earthworks and castle/prison and were very glad the rain held off!
🌿🔍 From ancient soils to modern crime scenes, we are connecting the past and present in surprising new ways!
See how forensic ecology is stepping into the spotlight => news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
See how forensic ecology is stepping into the spotlight => news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
October 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🌿🔍 From ancient soils to modern crime scenes, we are connecting the past and present in surprising new ways!
See how forensic ecology is stepping into the spotlight => news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
See how forensic ecology is stepping into the spotlight => news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Dr Todd Gray MBE, local historian and honorary appointment in our department, has brought together stories of Devon life during the Second World War, after years of painstaking research🔍
📖 New book: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
📖 New book: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Dr Todd Gray MBE, local historian and honorary appointment in our department, has brought together stories of Devon life during the Second World War, after years of painstaking research🔍
📖 New book: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
📖 New book: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Days 2 and 3 of our Experimental Archaeology fieldtrip to the Ancient Technology Centre saw our students preparing cow hides to make leather, thatching, wooden spoon and bowl making with expert Martin Hazell, chalk cob wall building and flint knapping! Rounded off with a Viking style historic meal 😀
October 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Days 2 and 3 of our Experimental Archaeology fieldtrip to the Ancient Technology Centre saw our students preparing cow hides to make leather, thatching, wooden spoon and bowl making with expert Martin Hazell, chalk cob wall building and flint knapping! Rounded off with a Viking style historic meal 😀
Our Masters students taking a module in Experimental Archaeology visited Stonehenge yesterday to learn about reconstructed Neolithic houses and a new project to build a large Neolithic education building, based on timber structure Durrington 68 😍 Also starring Ed's Late Neolithic decorated hard hat👷
October 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Our Masters students taking a module in Experimental Archaeology visited Stonehenge yesterday to learn about reconstructed Neolithic houses and a new project to build a large Neolithic education building, based on timber structure Durrington 68 😍 Also starring Ed's Late Neolithic decorated hard hat👷
Are you around London this Monday (27 Oct)? Do come and say hello 👋 to Laura Evis and Hajnalka Herold at the University Archaeology day! Lots of interesting stuff to see and hear, all welcome 😊
🎫 Tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/10-...
👉 Livestream bournemouth-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🎫 Tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/10-...
👉 Livestream bournemouth-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Are you around London this Monday (27 Oct)? Do come and say hello 👋 to Laura Evis and Hajnalka Herold at the University Archaeology day! Lots of interesting stuff to see and hear, all welcome 😊
🎫 Tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/10-...
👉 Livestream bournemouth-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🎫 Tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/10-...
👉 Livestream bournemouth-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Yesterday, Prof. Stephen Rippon was invited to London to be presented the prestigious British Academy Landscape Archaeology Medal, awarded for distinguished achievement in that field of archaeology. Many congratulations on this much deserved honour!
October 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Yesterday, Prof. Stephen Rippon was invited to London to be presented the prestigious British Academy Landscape Archaeology Medal, awarded for distinguished achievement in that field of archaeology. Many congratulations on this much deserved honour!
Are you considering a PhD? 🤔 Join our 'Masterclass - PhD proposal and funding 101'
📅Wednesday 3 December
🕰️ 10am or 4pm
📍ZOOM
All welcome!
🎫 Book your *free* ticket:
• 10am: fixr.co/event/master...
• 4pm: fixr.co/event/master...
📅Wednesday 3 December
🕰️ 10am or 4pm
📍ZOOM
All welcome!
🎫 Book your *free* ticket:
• 10am: fixr.co/event/master...
• 4pm: fixr.co/event/master...
October 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you considering a PhD? 🤔 Join our 'Masterclass - PhD proposal and funding 101'
📅Wednesday 3 December
🕰️ 10am or 4pm
📍ZOOM
All welcome!
🎫 Book your *free* ticket:
• 10am: fixr.co/event/master...
• 4pm: fixr.co/event/master...
📅Wednesday 3 December
🕰️ 10am or 4pm
📍ZOOM
All welcome!
🎫 Book your *free* ticket:
• 10am: fixr.co/event/master...
• 4pm: fixr.co/event/master...
Come and see the house at St Nicholas Priory, Exeter brought to life in 1602, exploring a 'New history of women's work'.
Sunday 26th October
11am - 3pm
Historical research by Jane Whittle, Mark Hailwood, Hannah Robb and Taylor Aucoin.
Sunday 26th October
11am - 3pm
Historical research by Jane Whittle, Mark Hailwood, Hannah Robb and Taylor Aucoin.
October 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Come and see the house at St Nicholas Priory, Exeter brought to life in 1602, exploring a 'New history of women's work'.
Sunday 26th October
11am - 3pm
Historical research by Jane Whittle, Mark Hailwood, Hannah Robb and Taylor Aucoin.
Sunday 26th October
11am - 3pm
Historical research by Jane Whittle, Mark Hailwood, Hannah Robb and Taylor Aucoin.
The West country premiere of award-winning documentary film 📽️ A CANTERBURY TALE Albert Figg and the Battle for Hill 112 🪖 followed by Q&A 🎤
📅Wednesday 12 Nov 19.15
📍Exeter Alumni Auditorium, Forum
🎫 www.thehill112.com/a_canterbury... £10 Suggested donation*
* Students free: fixr.co/event/a-cant...
📅Wednesday 12 Nov 19.15
📍Exeter Alumni Auditorium, Forum
🎫 www.thehill112.com/a_canterbury... £10 Suggested donation*
* Students free: fixr.co/event/a-cant...
October 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The West country premiere of award-winning documentary film 📽️ A CANTERBURY TALE Albert Figg and the Battle for Hill 112 🪖 followed by Q&A 🎤
📅Wednesday 12 Nov 19.15
📍Exeter Alumni Auditorium, Forum
🎫 www.thehill112.com/a_canterbury... £10 Suggested donation*
* Students free: fixr.co/event/a-cant...
📅Wednesday 12 Nov 19.15
📍Exeter Alumni Auditorium, Forum
🎫 www.thehill112.com/a_canterbury... £10 Suggested donation*
* Students free: fixr.co/event/a-cant...
🛰️ Ancient hunters left their mark - and it’s only now visible from space! Satellite images show vast South American 'desert kites' once used to trap game across the Andes.
A glimpse into how past societies shaped whole landscapes for survival 🏜️🐾 Read more here 👉 news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
A glimpse into how past societies shaped whole landscapes for survival 🏜️🐾 Read more here 👉 news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
October 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🛰️ Ancient hunters left their mark - and it’s only now visible from space! Satellite images show vast South American 'desert kites' once used to trap game across the Andes.
A glimpse into how past societies shaped whole landscapes for survival 🏜️🐾 Read more here 👉 news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
A glimpse into how past societies shaped whole landscapes for survival 🏜️🐾 Read more here 👉 news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Last week most archaeology staff were retrained in First Aid skills, keeping us updated for another three years. Sadly many injuries were sustained during the session!
October 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Last week most archaeology staff were retrained in First Aid skills, keeping us updated for another three years. Sadly many injuries were sustained during the session!