Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Southampton

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08/06/2026

And here is the area excavated by our first‑year students!
Video taken by Jon Baczkowski.

06/06/2026

Final day update!

04/06/2026

Anna Collar discovers the best spade in the world!

04/06/2026

Synchronized deturfing!

Flinders Petrie was born on this day in 1853. He has been considered the 'father of Egyptian archaeology' but he also us...
03/06/2026

Flinders Petrie was born on this day in 1853. He has been considered the 'father of Egyptian archaeology' but he also used his work in Egypt to support eugenics and "race science." Petrie shows us how early Archaeology was used to promote colonialism.
Antiquity has a great blog post on this: https://www.antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/sheppard317

03/06/2026

Wednesday morning update on our dig!

03/06/2026

Head of school, James Ryan trowelling with PhD student Edrys, hoping for an arrowhead!

03/06/2026

An update from Twizz!

03/06/2026

Kicking out the baulk... satisfying!

03/06/2026

Deturfing a little extension today!

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