Douglas Natusch
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Undergraduate mature student, Archaeology, Exeter University. Former NHS doctor. Personal Account.
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World's longest coastal path opens in England to the public
The King Charles coastal path will allow walkers right of access to the entire coast for the first time.
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Trimontium Trust & Museum
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#OTD
โ 17 March AD 180The Romans said farewell to
#MarcusAurelius
, philosopher-emperor, who died aged 58 at Vindobona (modern Vienna). He ruled AD 161โ180 during wars on Romeโs northern frontiers and left his famous
#Stoic
reflections in Meditations.
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For the benefit of my medical colleagues, educational case from the
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Three-wheeled car reaches Cape town finish line after leaving Devon
Ollie Jenks and Seth Scott drove the
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Remains of Roman fortlet found under house gardens in Bearsden
Archaeologists believe the small fortification was part of the defences on the 2,000-year-old Antonine Wall.
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Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes
The bill abolishes the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherit their titles through their families.
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In 1980 the average UK household purchased 128g of sheep meat (lamb and mutton) per person, per week. In 2024 that same measure was down to 23g per person, per week.
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Sheep are disappearing from the UK's hills - and its dinner plates
Have we have passed
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'Blood rain' and fiery sunsets as Saharan dust sweeps UK
North African dust carried to the UK by a weather system are forecast to have some unusual effects in the coming days.
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15 days ago
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Sometimes we need to deal with the dragons in our minds
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GWR to Exeter St.Davids
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Planetary parade 2026: Six planets visible in night sky
Six planets - Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune - will all be visible in the night sky.
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Patterns on mammoth tusks help to retell history of writing
Scientists believe they have found evidence of written thoughts of Stone Age people on ancient objects.
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20 days ago
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Classics at the CUNY Graduate Center
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"Underneath the prints, the archaeologists found a layer of charred plant remains. They carbon-dated the plants to 2,000 years ago, during the late Iron Age."
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In a 'race against time,' archaeologists uncovered Roman-era footprints from a Scottish beach before the tide washed them away
Archaeologists raced against the tide to record a unique set of footprints made 2,000 years ago on a Scottish beach.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/in-a-race-against-time-archaeologists-uncovered-roman-era-footprints-from-a-scottish-beach-before-the-tide-washed-them-away
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Earth's heat to produce electricity for homes in UK clean energy first
Water super-heated by rocks will also provide the UK's first domestic supply of the critical mineral lithium.
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21 days ago
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Familiar sight growing up
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22 days ago
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Shaldon from the GWR London Paddington Express heading to Exeter St.Davids
22 days ago
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letโs hope the awful weather we have been having improves
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This year's winter storms could prove a disaster for UK puffins
Hundreds of dead and dying seabirds are washing up on British beaches.
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26 days ago
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'Smiling' fossil discovered in Northumberland
The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.
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28 days ago
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Douglas Natusch
University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
29 days ago
The event will be hybrid, with both in-person attendance and a Zoom option. Please register via the SAL website: it is required to join online. You can catch the livestream on the SAL YouTube channel with no registration needed. ๐ฝ๏ธ Catering will be available afterwards, so stay and mingle!
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Delighted this was preserved for the people of Leedsโฆ.
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How Leeds Royal Charter was saved from becoming lampshade
1950s owner of unique document had no idea of its significance and nearly turned it into furnishing.
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about 1 month ago
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French coin found near Culloden may have been used to pay Jacobite
Ian Deveney made his find on land between Inverness and the 280-year-old battlefield.
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about 1 month ago
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one of the most beautiful but vulnerable stretches of railway line. I use it several times a week.
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Fresh fears for South West's rail link in Dawlish after storms
Taxpayer money has flowed into fixing the rail line connecting Cornwall with the rest of the UK - but the elements have other ideas.
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about 1 month ago
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itโs been a similar story in Devonโฆ.
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Aberdeen finally sees sunshine for first time since 21 January
The last reported sunshine had been on 21 January - the longest sunless period since records began in 1957.
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about 1 month ago
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Cliff collapse at Stonebarrow closes South West Coast Path
Dorset Council says it has closed the coast path and is working on a diversion.
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about 1 month ago
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Week 5, term 2, BA archaeology at Exeter. Loving every minute.
about 1 month ago
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Timbers from 17th Century shipwreck appear on Dorset beach
Experts believe timbers found at Studland Beach form a missing piece of the Swash Channel wreck from 1631.
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'Wonderful' Roman terracotta head found during Magna Fort dig
Volunteers unearthed the striking 2,000-year-old piece during work at a fort in Northumberland.
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about 1 month ago
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Douglas Natusch
University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
about 1 month ago
This time last week we held a CBM (Ceramic Building Material) workshop, training keen students how to identify and record Roman tiles! This collection is from an important site in the centre of Exeter. They all know their imbrex from their tegula now! Huge thanks to Naomi Payne for leading the day.
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Ancient Highland burial ground revealed during sewer construction
A 6th Century burial ground and two Iron Age roundhouses have been discovered at Windhill near Muir of Ord.
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about 1 month ago
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Watch: Punxsutawney Phil emerges for Groundhog Day
Legend has it that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter, if not, spring is around the corner.
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Inside the Devon farm that inspired War Horse
How a boy who would not speak found his voice and that moment became War Horse.
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about 2 months ago
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New forensic technique could be 'game changer' for solving sex crime cases
Scientists have found a way to pinpoint what cells in the body a sample of DNA has come from.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8rj73n24jo
about 2 months ago
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A real breadth of materials representing materials over time, from the Palaeolithic onwards -
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Treasures found on HS2 route stored in secret warehouse
Archaeological finds from the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93v21q5xdvo
about 2 months ago
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Lucy Razzall
about 2 months ago
This is a fascinating picture of a widow writing what we'd today call a 'living will', in the 1780s. PROB 11/1143/398 at The National Archives
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Famous Up Helly Aa festival sets Shetland's skies ablaze
During the event local
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about 2 months ago
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On GWR Newton Abbot to Exeter St.Davids this morning
about 2 months ago
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A Returning Doctor
about 2 months ago
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The RCoA will stop posting on X
After monitoring developments on the social media platform X, we have taken the decision to stop posting following a rise in harmful content and abusive behaviour.
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'Extremely rare' Tudor map of Devon town to go on display
The Tudor map, which has been in private hands for 400 years, has been secured by a ยฃ17,691 grant.
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about 2 months ago
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Homage to my County of birth
about 2 months ago
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Teignmouth Pier washes away and sea wall crumbles during Storm Ingrid
Part of a historic pier washes away and a sea wall next to a railway line crumbles as Storm Ingrid lashes Devon and Cornwall.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qp5ydq0zqo
about 2 months ago
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Prototaxites fossil from Aberdeenshire joins museum collection
Researchers say the fossil found in Aberdeenshire is neither plant nor fungus as previously thought.
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Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx1pnlzer5o?ua_linkname=bbcnews_oldestcavepaintingofredclawhandcouldrewritehumancreativitytimeline_newsscienceandenvironment&at_campaign=crm&at_objective=conversion&at_medium=emails&at_ptr_name=airship&at_campaign_type=owned&at_ptr_type=media&at_creation=%5BPANUK_DIV_04_NCA_BoardofPeaceEditorial_RET%5D-20260122-%5Bbbcnews_oldestcavepaintingofredclawhandcouldrewritehumancreativitytimeline_newsscienceandenvironment%5D
about 2 months ago
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Term 2, Archaeology, Exeter University ๐
about 2 months ago
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Prenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Prenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Current evidence does not indicate a clinically important increase in the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children of pregnant individuals who use paracetam...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanogw/article/PIIS3050-5038(25)00211-0/fulltext
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WW2 bombs found in Exmouth and Plymouth removed and destroyed
Two bombs found in Plymouth and Exmouth are safely detonated.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r14ew7xj3o
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Meg Russell
2 months ago
Catch Han Li and me on
#diggingforbritain
tomorrow night at 9pm on BBC2 talking about the incredible frescoes and finds from the Roman mansio excavated in Southwark.
#archaeology
#roman
#romanarchaeology
#fresco
#conservation
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University of Exeter
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Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB) โ the bacteria can hijack part of the immune system.
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TB harnesses part of immune defence system to cause infection
Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis(TB) โ and it involves the bacteria harnessing part of the immune system meant ...
https://news.exeter.ac.uk/mrc-centre-for-medical-mycology/tb-harnesses-part-of-immune-defence-system-to-cause-infection/
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Start of term 2, Archaeology, Exeter University from GWR railway
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Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii'
The largest Roman villa ever found in Wales lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
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Tamsin Ford
2 months ago
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Tamsin Cromwell
I am completing the London Winter Run on 15th February 2026 for Cancer Research UK. Please support my fundraising and help me reach my target to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.
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