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Archaeology at the Waterfront vol 1 - Liverpool Docks (Paperback)
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Archaeology at the Waterfront vol 1 - Liverpool Docks (Paperback)
Series: Lancaster Imprints, 23
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This volume presents the findings of the largest campaign of
archaeological investigation yet undertaken along Liverpool's
historic waterfront, by Oxford Archaeology North and the National
Museums Liverpool Field Archaeology Unit. This work centred on the
areas of Mann Island, Pier Head, and the Central Docks, all places
that either fall within, or are directly adjacent to, the Liverpool
- Maritime Mercantile City World Heritage Site, and it formed a
prelude to the construction of a commercial development and the
Museum of Liverpool, and also the extension of the Leeds and
Liverpool Canal. The investigations uncovered numerous remains
relating to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century dock building and
land reclamation, as well as concomitant evidence for the use and
occupation of the waterfront, and the wider town, during these
periods. The archaeological evidence has been complemented by
detailed historical research, which together provide significant
insights into the dynamic and evolving system of dock and quayside
development, occurring between the early eighteenth and early
twentieth centuries. This development was integral to Liverpool's
wider history, and the archaeological remains reflect the port's
nascent post-medieval growth, commercial zenith during the
nineteenth century, and eventual twentieth-century decline, prior
to the extensive schemes of urban regeneration which now
characterise the present-day waterfront. Moreover, this extensive
campaign of investigation indicates how archaeology along the
waterfront represents an important technique for uncovering the
nuances of an area that was integral to the rise and success of
Liverpool, and which also continues to exert a significant sway on
Liverpool's cultural and economic identity.
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