The 2018 NZAA and AAA annual conference was held at the University of Auckland from 28 to 30 November 2018. The conference theme was Trans-Tasman Dialogues. Despite some striking differences between the archaeological record of New Zealand and Australia, we share the same historical roots as well as some key goals and priorities: the desire
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Presented by Eva Forster-Garbutt. Time: Drinks & nibbles from 5.30, presentation from 6pm Venue: Boardroom, Antrim House, 63 Boulcott St, Wellington This talk will uncover the practice of buildings archaeology in New Zealand - a field of enquiry that has gained momentum within the profession over the last 15 years. With hundreds of buildings having
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Friday 26th April, Tauranga City Library, 91 Willow Street, Tauranga 7.00pm-8.00pm 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
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Display panels in Lombard St, beside Pickle & Pie café The panels are located on the edge of the old shoreline; it was a centre of early commerce and trade. It was also the location of a redoubt constructed by British settlers in 1845 in response to a perceived threat from occupants of the nearby
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Bookings required. Available throughout the school calendar Shantytown Heritage Park, West Coast or offsite West Coast locations are negotiable Student fees from $14.00 Marsden Valley Education Centre have created a programme to coincide with Archaeology Week 2019, but which is also available throughout the school calendar. This is a programme designed to allow teachers to
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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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