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Description: | The archaeology is the largest and most important in Devon.
Devon archaeology is the greatest strength
There is a sizeable collection of Roman, Etruscan, Cypriot and Egyptian material which includes some important items such as a Corinthian helmet; Greek vases; and Cycladic marble sculpture.
There is an important collection of late medieval ecclesiastical woodwork fragments from West Country churches collected by Harry Hems.
This extensive collection includes palaeolithic handaxes from Broom; mesolithic and neolithic flint collections from Dartmoor, the North Devon coast and East Devon, the finds from the excavations at Hembury, Hazard Hill, Haldon and High Peak, which are crucial to the understanding of the neolithic in the south west; the principal finds from bronze age barrows in north and east Devon; much bronze age metalwork; and iron age material from Hembury, Seaton and Blackbury Castle.The Roman collection comprises mainly finds recovered from Exeter made since the 19th century. It includes a major ceramic collection and a significant series of small finds. The collection also holds most of the Roman material from rural Devon, notably from Holcombe villa, Seaton, Topsham and Axminster.The medieval and post-medieval collections are fine, much has been discovered in Exeter since 1970. This is one of the leading ceramics collections in this field, with major groups of glass, metal, small finds, wooden objects, leather and bone objects.There are also important architectural fragments from city buildings dating from 1500-1800, some of them large items such as doorways, windows and ceilings. | Subjects: | Archaeology | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | +44 (0)1392 421252 | Telephone: | +44 (0)1392 665858 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:2952 | Go to resource |
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