Indigenous elders and ritual specialists help to unlock the meaning of ancient Amazonian rock art
Archaeologists documenting tens of thousands of rock art motifs in the Colombian Amazon have been consulting with Indigenous elders and...
Archaeology and History
Archaeology project promoting sustainable use of wild fallow deer venison nominated for national award
A project that is drawing upon ancient practices to promote more sustainable management of British fallow deer and wild venison...
Invisible landmarks, magic lanterns and digital technologies brought to life by the University of Exeter at national festival
The relationship between Exeter’s landscapes and landmarks and the technologies used to capture them – both historic and cutting edge...
Research project invites members of the public to help transcribe thousands of historic wills
A research project investigating how people’s attitudes towards material possessions altered in sixteenth-, seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England is appealing for...
Historian awarded prestigious Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study
A renowned expert on the social and economic history of Early Modern Europe has been awarded a prestigious fellowship that...
University of Exeter to establish new collections facility to safeguard archaeological remains
A new facility that will offer storage of physical remains from ancient humans, animals, and plants to help ease the...
Exeter triumphs in first round of University Challenge
The University of Exeter is through to the second round of the BBC’s long-running quiz show, University Challenge, after seeing...
New interactive stories reveal the discoveries made by University-led Amazonia archaeology project
A series of immersive stories capturing some of the remarkable findings of an Amazonia-based archaeology project have been launched by...
Ancient humans strategically targeted reindeer-rich territory in the autumn for winter food and clothing
Prehistoric hunter-gatherers deliberately targeted prime reindeer as part of a logistically organised seasonal subsistence strategy according to new archaeological evidence....