The Maritime Archaeological Association of NZ (MAANZ) runs a volunteer-run conservation laboratory in the hold of the floating crane Hikitia, where they conserve objects that have been recovered from the sea. Come and see MAANZ’s work and learn some of the fascinating stories of the things that have been recovered. 10am-1pm Free entry Floating Crane
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27-28th April 3-5th May 2019 10 am – 4 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday Stoddart Cottage, 18 Purau Avenue, Diamond Harbour (access from Waipapa Avenue) ‘Domestic Bits’ is an exhibition which displays just a small portion of the archaeological material retrieved during the 2017 earthquake repair work at Stoddart Cottage in Diamond Harbour. These artefacts provide
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Please note you must book to go to this event via the Eventfinda listing. Please click here for Eventfinda Event costs: $19.45 ($18.00 + $1.45 fees) A deer bone out of place, an upwardly mobile Waimate housekeeper, a secret WWII construction; stories suppressed, stories not yet written, the stories behind the stories. In collaboration with Heritage New
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Saturday 27th April, Ōpōtiki Museum, 123 Church Street, Ōpōtiki 7.00pm-9.00pm Michael (Mike) Lee first came across the journals of Dumont d'Urville's 1827 Astrolabe voyage in 1996 when writing his thesis for a University of Auckland Master of Science degree in Biological Sciences. This sparked his interest in the largely unappreciated role of French navigators and
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Sunday 28th April at 10.00am Onekawa Te Mawhai Regional Park, Bryan's Beach, Ōhiwa Experience this culturally rich and diverse landscape, exploring archaeology and history. Learn about significant pā sites, the history of human settlement here, the journey from a working farm to a premier Regional Park, and an introduction to the Ōhiwa Harbour Heritage Trail.
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Hayden Cawte from New Zealand Heritage Properties will talk about two pre-1900 Dunedin buildings: 389 Princes St and 43 Jetty St. Hayden’s company has been involved in redeveloping these buildings and he will talk about the process and the archaeology undertaken on-site. Date and Time: 28 April 2.00pm Location: Toitū OSM – Auditorium Free Event
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A talk by archaeologist Mary O’Keeffe. Mary’s illustrated talk will look at what archaeology can tell us about how we used to live, where and why. Followed by a walk around Premier House grounds and through Thorndon, ending at Parliament Limited places. 100 maximum. Premier House reception area. Free entry 2-3pm Premier House Bookings Please
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Monday, April 29, 2019 at 5:00pm Richardson Building, Lab 1N10 Contact Claire Thorrold at claire-thorrold@live.co.uk for further information. To register for the event please email uoanthropologysociety@gmail.com Stone tool demonstration: Stone artefacts (lithics) have been used by people all over the world, with the earliest forms dating to around 3,000,000 years ago. In New Zealand, the
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Date and Time: Tuesday 30th April - 10:30am - 11:45am (1 hour 45 minutes) Location: Symonds Street, Auckland (Registration required) Event information: University of Auckland biological anthropologist, Dr Heather Battles, leads this free walking tour of Symonds Street Cemetery hosted by Auckland Archaeological Society. Symonds
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A talk by archaeologist Mary O’Keeffe on the discovery and recovery of this remarkable shipwreck. Followed by a walk to the shipwreck at the Old Bank Presented as part of the Museum of Wellington’s “Conversations” lunchtime programme. 12.15pm-1.15pm Museum of Wellington, Queen’s Wharf Space is limited Entry by koha Visit the Wellington Museum listing here
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Barclay Theatre, Otago Museum Applying Knowledge of the Past to Address Contemporary Social Problems Associate Professor Ian Barber from the University of Otago considers how archaeology, the study of the material remains of the human past, can be applied to critique some of the most pressing
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Tuesday April 30th 6pm to 7:30pm Inkbox, Oamaru Opera House, 94 Thames Street, Oamaru The talk is free to attend In this talk Professor Richard Walter will talk about how archaeology (the study of the past) often provides unique perspectives on the present. Drawing on examples from ongoing research projects in New Zealand and the
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Tuesday 30 April 2019 at 7:30 pm Redcliffs Bowling Club, 9 James Street Redcliffs Archaeologist Tristan Wadsworth from Underground Overground Archaeology will be giving a presentation about the archaeology of the new Redcliffs School. The presentation will follow the Redcliffs Residential Association AGM and is open to all Redcliffs community members as well as the
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1 May 2019: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Duration: 1 hour. Whare Wānanga, Level 2, Central City Library, 44 Lorne Street, Auckland. A day in the life of an Auckland Council Archaeologist: with a panel of Council archaeologists for Archaeology Week. Archaeologists in Auckland Council's Heritage Unit work hard to protect and preserve Tāmaki Makaurau's heritage.
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Vanessa Tanner and Andy Dodd will talk about their archaeological investigations carried out in June 2017 as part of Wellington City Council’s Lombard Street Upgrade Project. 12 noon to 1pm Museum of Wellington, Queen’s Wharf. Venue Draughtsman’s Room, 1st Floor Space limited. Entry free.
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1 May 2019: 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm. Duration: 1 hour. Whare Wānanga, Level 2, Central City Library, 44 Lorne Street, Auckland. As part of the New Zealand Archaeological Association’s Archaeology Week, join landscape historian John Adam for an exploration of Myers Park, Auckland – its place in the history of New Zealand outdoor spaces,
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Wednesday 1 May 2019. Drop in between 2 - 4 pm (2 hours). Room 706, Level 7, Social Sciences Building, 10 Symonds Street, University of Auckland City Campus. (This will be well-signposted on the day). The University of Auckland is opening up its teaching and research laboratory spaces for an afternoon during New Zealand Archaeology
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Discover Polish archaeologists’ work in Poland and around the world, from Iron Age Biskupin Fort, Katyn Forest and Warsaw to Egypt and South America. Come and unearth links between World War 2, Resistance and Polish New Zealanders. Talk, presentation and short film. Adults only, contains sensitive content. Free event for NZ Archaeology Week 2019 Enquiries
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Free public programme at our offsite storage facility in Ahuriri, Napier (Meet at 1 Ossian Street, Ahuriri, by the steps of the British American Tobacco building 10-15 minutes before the start of the tour.) Archaeology allows us to understand human history through objects. Join us for a look at the archaeology collections and what they
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Early Te Papa, Thursday 2 May 2019, at 12.30pm, Robbins Park, 7 Cliff Road, Tauranga. Join us in the Rose Garden to hear Ken Phillips talk about the archaeology of early Te Papa. This is a great opportunity to hear from an archaeologist who has researched, surveyed and investigated this area. For more information, contact
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Thursday 2 May 2019 at 6:00 pm. The Learning Space, New Zealand Maritime Museum, Cnr Quay and Hobson Streets, Viaduct Harbour, Auckland. Join us as we welcome Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga archaeologist Isaac McIvor, who will be giving a talk about maritime archaeology in New Zealand and the challenges that heritage agencies face with
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Museum Education room, MTG Hawke's Bay, 1 Tennyson Street, corner of Marine Parade and Tennyson Streets, Napier. Aerial photographs provide for speedy recognition and mapping of surface-visible archaeological sites. These include earthworks such as pa and sites that are underground and showing only as a change in the surface vegetation. Old vertical aerial photograph such as
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Friday, May 03, 2019 at 3:00pm Richardson Building, Lab 1N10 Contact Claire Thorrold at claire-thorrold@live.co.uk for further details. To register for the event please email uoanthropologysociety@gmail.com Pottery workshop: Since it’s first use 20,000 years ago, pottery has been a huge part of everyday life with utilitarian cooking ware. Equally important is it’s use in ceremonies
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Heritage NZ and Tauranga City Council – The archaeology of Tauranga CBD - by Brigid Gallagher
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Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Wharewaka o Pōneke! Wellington’s rich and diverse Māori history will be uncovered as you join us on our Te Aro Pā – Hidden Maori Treasure Cultural Walking Tour during Archaeology Week. Discover intriguing secrets about the city we love and view the archaeological remains of two whareponga (houses) at
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Saturday 4 May from 10am–2pm Otago Museum - Atrium Level 1 Family fun. Become an archaeologist for a day! Learn to sort and identify shells, analyse adzes/toki, compare animal bones (including moa), reconstruct two ancient ceramic pot puzzles and delve into the gallery trail to investigate the Museum's treasures! For further information please contact Rachel
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Saturday May 4. 1.30pm for a 2pm start in the Heritage Park's Vintage Car Club Rooms - Gate 2, 500 SH14 Maunu, Whangarei. Evidence for Early Polynesian Voyaging, Takou Red Earth,the Whenua in the Rohe of Hapu, Bay of Islands, WW2 camps in Northland and Korero around sources of obsidian found in Bay of Islands
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The Fernery was built around 1927-28. It is made of basalt rocks with Oamaru limestone vertical entrance stones. It is believed it may have had a glass roof with the glass taken from the ship the Paloona which was broken up at Port Chalmers about 1927. The aim of the project will be to remove
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Led by archaeologist Kevin Jones A walk around the island looking at its fascinating layers of history ranging from Maori Occupation until the second world war. Starts at 11am. Duration: approx 3hrs with a lunch break in the middle. Meeting point at 11am outside the Whare Kiore near the wharf, on Matiu-Somes Island, Reasonable level
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Discover Polish archaeologists’ work in Poland and around the world, from Iron Age Biskupin Fort, Katyn Forest and Warsaw to Egypt and South America. Come and unearth links between World War 2, Resistance and Polish New Zealanders. Talk, presentation and short film. Adults only, contains sensitive content. Free event for NZ Archaeology Week 2019 Enquiries
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Sunday 5 may 2019, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (2 hours). Note, the museum is open until 5:00 pm if you wish to look around afterwards. Held indoors at Polish Heritage Trust Museum, 125 Elliot St, Howick, Auckland. Free off-street parking, seating, tables, restrooms and wheelchair access available. Discover an Iron Age lake fort, Vikings and the
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Sunday, May 05, 2019 at 3:00pm. The starting place for the tour is at the Robert Burns Statue in the Octagon, Dunedin. Contact Claire Thorrold at claire-thorrold@live.co.uk for further information. To register for the event please email uoanthropologysociety@gmail.com Historic walk: Take a step back in time and tour Central Dunedin through the eyes of it’s
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Date and Time: Tuesday 7 May: 5:30 - 7:30 pm (2 hours) Location: Social Sciences Tea Room, Room 802, Level 8, Social Sciences Building (201-E), School of Social Sciences, University of Auckland, 10 Symonds Street, Auckland (Registration required) Event information: 'Lasers, Lights, and Bronze Body Armour' is a free seminar presented by Dr.
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Archaeology in the Wairarapa. Ed Beetham, Brancepeth Station and HNZPTspeakers on buildings archaeology, afternoon tea, and tour of Station buildings. 2-4pm Saturday 11 May Brancepeth Station Masterton $10 admission.
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Image: Propellers on the beach at the Norweigan whalers base, Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island (M. Schmidt 2013, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga)The 2019 NZAA annual conference was held from Thursday 29th August until Saturday 31st August in Oban, Rakiura/Stewart Island. Post conference summary >> Conference Programme Wednesday 28 August – Evening welcome event Thursday 29 August
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The 2019 NZAA conference was held in Taupō from 4th July - 7th July. The Taupō conference was exceptionally well attended, the most ever at a NZAA conference. The conference was hosted by Ngāti Tūwharetoa, and held at the Suncourt Hotel and Conference Centre. Post conference summary >> Conference Programme Sunday 4 July Mihi whakatau
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