Assemble at Shortland Wharf, 11am Sun 29th April 2018. Move by own vehicle to the other three wharf sites, finishing at Burke St around low tide (approx 12.30 pm). Guides will be David Wilton and Graeme Robinson. Gold coin donation for set of trip notes and photos. Background: When the Thames goldfield opened in 1867,
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Tour of 12 recorded and unrecorded sites on Matiu/Somes ranging from Maori Occupation until the second world war. Sunday 29th of April at 11am Duration: approx 3hrs with a lunch break in the middle. Meeting point outside the Whare Kiore near the wharf, on Matiu-Somes Island Reasonable level of fitness required. Max number of people: 20
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Come and hear Bill Edwards from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga talk about what archaeology can tell us about the past environment of the Kaipara Harbour and what has changed over the years. The talk will be at the Dargaville Museum, 32 Mount Wesley Coast Rd, Dargaville.
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Join us at Katherine Mansfield House & Garden for a talk about domestic archaeology in Wellington with Mary O'Keeffe. Mary is a Wellington-based archaeologist who has been poking around our city for the last 21 years. Her illustrated talk will look at what archaeology can tell us about how we used to live, where and
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A University of Auckland Anthropology Event Location: Room 706, Level 7, Human Sciences Building, 10 Symonds St. Date/Time: 1pm to 3pm, Monday 30 April Info: We are opening up our teaching and research spaces so everyone can come and have a nosey at what laboratory work we do as Biological Anthropologists and Archaeologists. Our student
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Fast moving presentations by seven people with wide experience on all aspects of archaeology, speaking to their slides. A fun, entertaining and a great learning occasion. Free entry No parking available at Old Saint Paul's
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Join council’s Principal Heritage Advisor George Farrant on a tour of Michael Joseph Savage’s memorial and mausoleum at Bastion Point, and see the re-excavated pair of 6” disappearing gun pits and other tunnels now beneath the memorial gardens, and learn about the mystery of exactly where the former Prime Minister is interred. Note that a
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Wednesday 2 May : 10.30 - 11.30 am. Sunday 6 May: 2.00-3.00 pm 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. Adults only, contains sensitive content. Free Complimentary
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