Archaeological monitoring has been underway at Papanui Inlet since the discovery of an intriguing wooden structure eroding out of the beach in 2007. In January 2018, Shar Briden (Absolute Archaeology Ltd) and Rachel Wesley (Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou/Otago Museum) led a team of volunteers in further excavations at the site. This talk recounts the recent
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Take a walking tour with Heritage New Zealand, archaeologists from Underground Overground and Christchurch Archaeology to learn about archaeological findings at some of Christchurch's earliest hotel sites. We'll introduce you to our free phone app, "Public Houses, Private Lives: excavating Christchurch's colonial hotels", which shows you artefacts and history from each site, and has short
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Come and hear Tom Baker talk on the archaeology of the Thames area. Tom Barker is a fifth generation Thames boy and is a well regarded archaeologist. He is very active within the Thames community even though he is now based at the Auckland Museum. Gold coin entry
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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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