Ipplepen Excavation Appeal The Archaeology Department at the University of Exeter is All gifts, of any size, are greatly appreciated. working with the British Museum, the Portable Antiquities Scheme, and Devon County Council to explore the making of To make a donation, please the Devon landscape at Ipplepen, near Newton Abbot. Several complete the form overleaf. seasons of excavation have started to investigate a complex multi-period site that was occupied during the late prehistoric, Roman, and early medieval periods, and the discovery of a cemetery means that we are able to carry out research into the communities who created Devon’s distinctive countryside. THANK YOU MICK! Through the University of Exeter, the Ipplepen Project The excavation costs around £25,000 a year to run and offers some opportunities for members of the local community to take part free- has received a generous legacy donation from the late of-charge. While the project receives support from the University archaeologist Professor Michael Anthony “Mick” Aston, of Exeter, British Museum, Devon County Council, and Teignbridge to benefit its Archaeology department. District Council, and has received a generous bequest in the Will of Professor Mick Aston (Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter), Mick (1946-2013) left £8,000 to we need to raise additional funds to allow us to continue with the the Department of Archaeology excavation, and to hopefully expand the project in order to increase following his death at the age engagement with the local community. of 66. Mick was a passionate advocate for the widespread We have therefore set up the Ipplepen Excavation Appeal which is availability of academic research looking for donations large and small. All gifts, of any size, are greatly appreciated and collectively can be transformational. in archaeology and through his role as the resident archaeologist For example: on Channel Four’s Time Team, • £15 could buy a trowel he helped to maximise the • £80 could buy a wheelbarrow popularity of archaeology. • £200 could pay for the hire of a portaloo • £450 could pay for a supervisor to teach students and local Mick’s generous bequest will contribute towards the cost of volunteers how to excavate providing places for local people on our training excavation • £2,200 could pay for the hire of the minibus used to at Ipplepen and enable us to provide supervision to those transport participants to and from the campsite each day volunteers. • £25,000 could pay for a season’s work • £42,000 could fund a three-year PhD studentship that would allow us to study the wider landscape around Ipplepen How to return your completed form: By post (UK): Freepost Plus RRUS-RHLX-XALX, Alumni Team, University of Exeter, Northcote House, The Queen’s Drive, Exeter EX4 4QJ By post (overseas – stamp required): Alumni Team, University of Exeter, Northcote House, The Queen’s Drive, Exeter EX4 4QJ, United Kingdom Alternatively, to make a donation online please go to www.exeter.ac.uk/donate If you have any questions about this form, or would like to talk to us about anything, please email us on [email protected] or call +44 (0)1392 723141 HOW TO DONATE TO THE IPPLEPEN EXCAVATION APPEAL If you are considering making a donation, thank you. 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