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Douglas Natusch
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Undergraduate student, Department of Archaeology, Exeter University. Former NHS doctor.
South Devon. Personal Account.
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Douglas Natusch @douglasnatusch.bsky.social · Nov 17
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Roman mosaic to go on permanent display in Colchester
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Roman mosaic to go on permanent display in Colchester
The project in Colchester is expected to be completed by the second half of next year.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Ancient marker stone unearthed in Penzance gas works
The site of the Borough Cross once marked the exact centre of Penzance.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the trees, for this is their special week! 🌲

One of our favourite trees in the collections is this vibrant illustration (and poem!) by the writer and poet, Ronald Duncan.

📷 EUL MS 397/2/2/2

#NationalTreeWeek #NationalIllustrationDay #Archives
Painting of a tree with a grey trunk and leaves of green, red, purple and orange. Next to the tree is a poem: 'Pheasants feathers of amethyst, Magenta, crimson, burnt sienna & brown, Leaf the maple's branches with a mauve mantle, As it stands sentinel to the undying Fall.' Ronald Duncan's signature and the date '9 Sept - 77' are noted in the bottom right hand corner.
November 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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From artefacts and materials class, Exeter University Archaeology, sending kind regards for the weekend
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site
Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Shaldon Bridge, Teignmouth
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Shell Guide, 1955:
“Between the mild days, November frosts strip the coloured leaves of the shrubs and climbers of the hedgerow so that all the fruits of early winter show more vigourously against a paler sky”
Artists: Edith & Rowland Hilder
Writer: Geoffrey Grigson
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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From metal artefacts class, sending kind regards for the weekend
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists
A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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From Artefacts and Materials class, metallurgy, sending kind regards for the weekend
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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From the microscopy lab looking at pottery sherds, sending kind regards for the weekend :)
November 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓

itiner-e.org

We might have to have a lie-down.
A map of part of Britiain and northern europe showing loads and loads of roman roads, picked out in red.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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'Scotland's oldest bakery' Alexander Taylor up for sale after 200 years
Barry and Claire Taylor are the sixth generation to run Scotland's oldest bakery in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Stone tool discovery suggests very first humans were inventors
The find shows that the technology was passed down through thousands of generations.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Week 7, term 1.
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... visiting that 1975 dig as a child, sparked a lifelong interest in archaeology and history and led to me undertaking my BA Archaeology today✔️
Bronze Age Fife coracle recreated 50 years after its discovery
The boat was found buried in a prehistoric cemetery and recreated by a Highland based coracle-maker.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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That was a really interesting trip and a journey through Dartmoor history from the Bronze Age to the 19thC
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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!
A group of students stand on a moor, with Ollie pointing things out to them A group of student pose around a prehistoric cairn, in sunshine Students on an earthwork slope with a church tower in the background Lydford Castle, with Ollie speaking to all the students.
November 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Plan approved to build Scotland's first broch for 2,000 years
The tall, double-walled drystone towers have only been found in Scotland.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Happy Hallowe'en! 🎃

To get you in the mood for Hallowe'en, here are some bone-chilling reading suggestions from our Edmund Collection of Local History.

This spooktacular collection is available to everyone, for research or enjoyment! 👻

#Halloween #Devon #Exeter #Books
Background image of pamphlets in the Edmund Collection with an orange effect. In the centre of the image, there is text in black: 'Happy Halloween from University of Exeter Special Collections!' Surrounding the text in a ring are seven books on spooky subjects relating to Exeter, Devon, Dartmoor, Exmoor and the West Country.
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Autumn on the Devon Lanes
October 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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From the GWR South Devon loop, wherever you are and however this finds you, sending kind regards for the weekend
October 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Roman coins found by detectorist could be Wales' biggest find
David Moss discovered 15,000 coins at a
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October 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Image from yesterday’s Archaeology of Britain module field trip to Dartmoor. The last surviving engine house on the moor, Wheel Betsy, near Mary Tavy.
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Apple Day is an annual custom that was introduced in the UK by the arts & environmental charity, Common Ground, on this day 35 years ago in 1990.

Visit our blog to find out more about Apple Day & the Common Ground archive! ➡️ bit.ly/3AKvAXO

📷 EUL MS 416/PRO/8/4/3

#OnThisDay #AppleDay #Archives
Collage of Apple Day publications produced by Common Ground, including leaflets, postcards, newsletters and books.
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Morning from the GWR 0825 Plymouth to Exeter train
October 21, 2025 at 7:33 AM