Stephen Rippon

Stephen Rippon is a landscape historian who holds the chair in Landscape Archaeology at the University of Exeter. He has published widely on the landscapes of Roman and medieval Britain.

Early life Rippon was born and brought up in Essex.

Academic career Rippon completed his BA in Archaeology and his PhD studying wetland reclamation around the River Severn at the University of Reading, where he became a Research Fellow. He then received a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship. He subsequently took a post as a lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Exeter where he is currently Professor of Landscape Archaeology.

Awards and Honours Rippon was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1999. In 2025 he was awarded the British Academy Landscape Archaeology medal.

Media Appearances Rippon appeared in Roman Britain from the Air on ITV (23 December 2014). He has also been quoted on the BBC News web site - for example on the discovery of a Roman fort underneath Exeter bus station. He also appears in several YouTube videos - for example talking about a Exeter, a Place in Time.

Selected Publications Books

Journals