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Prehistory

< AD55

Roman Fortress

55-75

Roman Town

75-400

Dark Ages

400-900

The Saxons

900-1068

The Normans

1068-1200

Middle Ages

1200-1500

Tudor/ Stuart

1500-1640

Civil War

1642-1660

Golden Age

1660-1750

Late Georgian

1750-1840

Victorian City

1840-1900

20th Century

1900-2000

 

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Crafts & Industries

A Palaeolithic implement

A Palaeolithic implement

The hand-axe found at Magdalen Street, Exeter

The hand-axe found at Magdalen Street, Exeter

Mesolithic microliths from Retreat Field, Topsham

Mesolithic microliths from Retreat Field, Topsham

Neolithic polished axe from Waybrook Cottages, Alphington

Neolithic polished axe from Waybrook Cottages, Alphington

Neolithic flint axe fragment, St Bridget's Nursery, Topsham

Neolithic flint axe fragment, St Bridget's Nursery, Topsham

Neolithic polished axe fragment from Goldsmith Street, Exeter

Neolithic polished axe fragment from Goldsmith Street, Exeter

Neolithic axe fragment from Topsham

Neolithic axe fragment from Topsham

Collection of flint tools found between Topsham and Countess Wear

Collection of flint tools found between Topsham and Countess Wear

Flints from the Ludwell Valley

Flints from the Ludwell Valley

Bronze Age axe from the Exeter area

Bronze Age axe from the Exeter area

A Bronze Age armlet

A Bronze Age armlet

Broken Early Bronze Age knife from the Cathedral Close excavations

Broken Early Bronze Age knife from the Cathedral Close excavations

The Pinhoe hoard of Bronze Age metalwork

The Pinhoe hoard of Bronze Age metalwork

Iron Age and Neolithic Age pottery from Friernhay Street excavations in 1981

Iron Age and Neolithic  Age pottery from Friernhay Street excavations in 1981

Iron Age pottery undergoing reconstruction at Exeter City Museums

Iron Age pottery undergoing reconstruction at Exeter City Museums

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