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New Zealand's history may be short by old world standards but New
Zealand still has a rich heritage of archaeological sites which illustrate
its history. These sites have yet the potential to greatly elucidate
aspects of our history that remain little known or controversial.
Recurring themes in New Zealand archaeology have been:
Maori History:
- The cultural origins of the first settlers of New Zealand,
- The date of first settlement,
- Issues of later settlement from Polynesia and its cultural impact,
- Culture change in New Zealand, the local origins and the timing of
development of the distinctive Maori culture of late prehistory,
- Environmental impact of Maori occupation of New Zealand, extinctions
of giant and other birds, vegetation change,
- Economic change in Maori society, especially the later role of
horticulture,
- Warfare in later society, its relation to economics, social
structure, competition for status and land,
- Arts, especially those expressed in wood carving, personal amulets and rock drawings,
- Tools and resources used for those tools; stone, and shell,
- Reconciliations of archaeology with traditional histories and early
historical records of Maori life.
Historical Archaeology:
- Industries of early European settlers, particularly whaling, and
gold mining,
- Military and other sites of the land wars,
- Development of the colonial towns,
- Investigations of shipwrecks,
- Sites of minorities poorly represented in written historical records.
Many New Zealand archaeologists have undertaken research in other parts
of the Pacific both while based here and as visiting scholars and students
at other institutions. Archaeologists trained in New Zealand are found
throughout the world.
For
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The Archaeological
Association is an incorporated society with a membership spanning
students, amateurs, professionals and institutions involved or interested
in archaeology.
The objectives of the NZAA are to promote and foster
research into the archaeology of New Zealand. The Association is active in
lobbying Government and Local Government for the protection of New
Zealand's cultural heritage.
NZAA runs a national Site Recording Scheme,
which contains the records of over 50,000 archaeological sites. The
records are used for the purpose of research and protection of the sites.
Anyone may join NZAA.
By joining you will be
making it more possible to preserve our collective past and heritage.
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Association (Inc.) may be contacted at:
P.O. Box 6337,
Dunedin North,
NEW ZEALAND
9059
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- Vol 27:
David Addison and others: Ceramic deposits Tutuila Island
Melinda
Allen: Occupation at Tauroa Pt
Kevin
Jones and Tony Walton: Otatara/ Hikurangi Pa
Matthew
Campbell and Mark Horroks Hamurana Rd site, Rotorua.
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Witter: Greywacke artefacts from Canterbury
Christophe
Sand and others: Convict settlements, New Caledonia.
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