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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