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Christine
Longworth
Curator of British & European Antiquities
National Museums Liverpool
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Excavations in 1994-5 by the Lancaster University Archaeological Unit at a site in Higher Lane, Fazakerley, Merseyside revealed some evidence for medieval and post-medieval occupation.
The area investigated contained evidence of a dispersed medieval settlement and field system. The remains of one toft was revealed. Archaeological evidence indicates a late twelfth or early thirteenth century date for the origins of the toft. Artefactual evidence indicates a slight decline in settlement activity starting in the late medieval period. The landscape appears to have been comprised of an evolving medieval and post-medieval field system.
Few medieval artefacts other than pottery were recovered. All the pottery was locally manufactured and the general impression is of subsistence farming with no luxuries.
Medieval pottery including cistercian type ware, cooking pot, pipkin and posset cup. Post-medieval pottery includes jugs, chafing dish, clay tobacco pipe stems and bowls.
Unpublished final report in the archive.
The archive is deposited with National Museums Liverpool (Liverpool Museum). Accession Number 1996.57