{"id":381,"date":"2026-05-23T10:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/?p=381"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:37:15","slug":"university-of-exeter-fieldschool-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/2026\/05\/23\/university-of-exeter-fieldschool-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Exeter fieldschool begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the past couple of weeks, two enormous trenches have been opened up on site, one over the main villa range, and another over a series of ancillary buildings. These will be the focus of excavations over the next nine weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Wednesday, around 65 first year university students, all studying for archaeology degrees at University of Exeter, have been out on site getting their first taste of excavation. They have been making great progress already, under the watchful eye of site directors Alan, Steph and Dan, and their team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Four students, in high-vis vests, are trowelling at the end of a large excavation area. The soil is bright orange.\" class=\"wp-image-383\" style=\"width:443px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Already we can see that the buildings might extend further than previously expected, and there are signs of post-Roman re-use and structures built into the ruins of the Roman buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A large excavation trench, with c.20 students in high-vis orange vests excavating on the site.\" class=\"wp-image-385\" style=\"width:466px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/210526-post-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve also had some rather exciting finds, including this lovely intaglio, made of layered blue glass, with a depiction of the Roman goddess Victory. It would originally have been set within a ring, and would have been pressed into wax to seal documents. Dan&#8217;s favourite find so far is this mixing palette or mortar, perhaps used for paint or cosmetics. It&#8217;s made from a natural piece of flint, minimally shaped to fit snuggly in the hand!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260521_090437762-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260521_090437762-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260521_090437762-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260521_090437762-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260521_090437762-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260521_090437762-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260520-WA00001-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260520-WA00001-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260520-WA00001-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260520-WA00001-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260520-WA00001-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260520-WA00001-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/723\/2026\/05\/IMG-20260520-WA00001-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to visit the excavations, you are very welcome. The site is <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/share\/visiting-the-excavations\/\">open to visitors <\/a>every week day, 10am &#8211; 4pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past couple of weeks, two enormous trenches have been opened up on site, one over the main villa range, and another over a series of ancillary buildings. These will be the focus of excavations over the next nine weeks. 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