Grab a coffee and breakfast from one of the many local vendors at the Otago Farmers Market and come chat with archaeologists from New Zealand Heritage Properties. View some recent finds and ask any burning archaeology questions you might have!
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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED In conjunction with the Echo Walks Festival. Guide/narrator: Dave Wilton Start/finish point: DoC Kauaeranga Visitors Centre (KVC) - approx 7 km from Thames on Kauaeranga Valley Rd (signposted from the BP Station on southern outskirts of Thames). Route: The tour will commence at the KVC with a short brief and
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In this illustrated talk Adrian Humphris (WCC Chief Archivist) and Mary O’Keeffe (consultant archaeologist) look at the history of our city that can be seen from survey maps and plans. The fascinating detail of our city seen in these plans shows how our city and community has grown and changed (and some curiosities along the
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Archaeologists can learn a lot from pottery fragments found in archaeological sites. Shape, material and decoration can reveal the vessels construction, function and age. Join us to 'dig up' a pot and see if you can reconstruct it
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In the 1970s “Pompallier house” was considered a jewel in the crown of Northland. By the 1980s, serious damp issues were threatening the stability of the building. The Historic Places Trust contracted drain layers to remedy this, but when works commenced they found large holes and Victorian-period rubbish pits. The archaeologists were called in, over
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Come and complete an excavation, make paper tools and learn more about archaeology.
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Come and listen to three speakers discussing what has been found so far during the Retail Quarter Upgrade works. India Gillespie (New Zealand Heritage Properties), Nikole Wills (Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga) and Glen Hazelton (Dunedin City Council) will each give a short talk on their involvement in the project and what has been revealed.
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In this illustrated presentation Eva Forster-Garbutt (PhD candidate at the Wellington School of Architecture) will take you on a journey through the fascinating practice of buildings archaeology, which involves archaeologists investigating and recording buildings. She will provide some background to this field from overseas, before exploring the development of buildings archaeology in New Zealand, and
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To celebrate NZ Archaeology Week, and as part of Tuku23 Nelson Provincial Museum are delighted to be hosting Otago University PhD candidate Lisa Mckendry. Lisa is a weaver and archaeologist who is completing her doctorial research on archaeological Māori textile fragments from Te Ana o Hineraki (Moa Bone Point), Moncks Cave and Katawahu (Le Bons
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Have you ever wondered about the origins of pā Māori (fortified places)? Today we can see the remains of terraces, ditches, banks and sometimes palisade walls in the landscape. Each place has a history and is a physical manifestation of whakapapa (genealogies) of whānau and hapū. In this presentation, Zac McIvor will be discussing what
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Susanne Rawson, Director and Senior Conservator of HPFS Solutions, shares the exciting process of conserving the small finds from the shipwreck Daring and the team that has made this project possible. Daring was recovered from Muriwai Beach in 2018. Learn about the connection of Daring to Taranaki and see examples of the types of objects
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Archaeologist Dr Sarah Phear will present a talk on the archaeology of the Silverdale area, discussing the results archaeological investigations in the area and the stories they tell, including a recent exploratory investigation at the site of the notable settler Maurice Kelly’s homestead and inn.
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