Griffiths, D. W., Egan, G. and Philpott, R. A. (2007). Meols. University of Oxford.

Title:

Meols

Subtitle:

the archaeology of the north Wirral coast. Discoveries and observatons in the 19th and 20th centuries, with a catalogue of collections

Series:

Oxford University School of Archaeology Monographs

Volume:

Number of Pages:

526

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Abstract:

Meols, on the north coast of the Wirral Peninsula (north-west England), is one of Britain's richest and most fascinating archaeological landscapes. As a low sandy promontory known as Dove Point was gradually destroyed by the sea during the 19th century, the remains of ancient settlement sites were exposed along the foreshore and in the sand-dunes near the water's edge. Thousands of arte facts from the prehistoric, Roman, medieval and post-medieval periods were picked up from the eroding coastline." "A devoted group of Victorian collectors saved much of the material for posterity, and left many records and observations, including descriptions of ancient burials and buildings. These have been augmented by further discoveries in the 20th century. This monograph presents the first modern and comprehensive study of Meols, together with a catalogue of the surviving material.

Author:

Robert A Philpott
David W Griffiths

Geoff Egan

Publisher:

University of Oxford

Year of Publication:

2007

ISBN L:

978 1 905905 03 4

Locations:

Location - Auto Detected:	Wirral Peninsula (north-west England
Location - Auto Detected:	Dove Point

Subjects / Periods:

Victorian (Auto Detected Temporal)

first modern (Auto Detected Temporal)

post-medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)

medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)

20th century (Auto Detected Temporal)

19th century (Auto Detected Temporal)

ancient burials (Auto Detected Subject)

settlement (Auto Detected Subject)

Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)

prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal)

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Relations:

URI:	http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/archaeology-monographs.html
Project archive:	https://doi.org/10.5284/1000087

Created Date:

22 Apr 2011

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Chapter Title	Author / Editor	Page Start/End
Ceramic; the St Menas ampulla	David W Griffiths Susanne Bangert	0
Prehistoric material; 9th millennium BC to 5th century AD	Ron W Cowell	30 - 36
Pottery; samian ware	Margaret Ward	53
Later-medieval iron objects; 1050'“1100 to 1500'“50	Patrick Ottoway	188 - 213
Post-medieval iron objects	Patrick Ottoway	228 - 232
Leather objects	Quita Mould	233 - 240
Textiles	Vivien Chapman Silke M Stenert	240 - 241
Wooden objects; later medieval and post-medieval	Carole A Morris	241 - 243
Patten	Quita Mould	243
Glass objects	Rachel Tyson	247 - 251
Pottery; later medieval and post-medieva	Janet A Axworthy	251 - 263
Clay tobacco pipes and related objects; post-medieval	David A Higgins	263 - 279
Miscellaneous iron objects	Patrick Ottoway David W Griffiths Robert A Philpott	294 - 295
Coins and tokens; pre-Roman to post-medieval	Simon C Bevan	295 - 332
Woodworking tool; cooper's croze	Carole A Morris	299
The coins	Simon C Bean	322 - 350
Human and animal remains; the 'Leasowe Man' skeleton	Silvia Gonzalez Rick J Schulting	350 - 351
Animal bone	Silvia Gonzalez	354
Evolution of the North Wirral coast during the Holocene; 10,000 years ago to the present	Ron W Cowell Silvia Gonzalez	355 - 364
Meols in the prehistoric period; 9th millennium to c 500 BC	Ron W Cowell	373 - 379
Medieval and later landholdings	Jane Laughton	407 - 408
The physical form of the settlements and field system	Robert A Philpott Jane Laughton	408 - 411
Horseracing and deer coursing	Jane Laughton	411
Historical commentary on Meols in the later medieval period	Jane Laughton	412 - 422
Note on Meols and the Welsh wars	Elizabeth Davey	422 - 423
Collectors and collections of Material from Meols	Gill Chitty Margaret Warhurst Robert A Philpott David W Griffiths	439 - 444
Material characterisation and investigation of an assemblage of objects from Meols	Matthew James Ponting	445 - 450
Meols; the archaeology of the north Wirral coast. Discove...