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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