On Wednesday 2nd May, Kaikoura Museum and NCTIR are hosting a series of talks at the museum about archaeology and the Kaikoura coast. The archaeology of the area represents the enduring connections local communities have with the past, and the coast is considered by archaeologists to be among the richest and most interesting parts of the country. The talks
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The first talk is from Matt Ryan, Adjunct Researcher at the School of Geography, Environment and earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, who has done extensive research on soils and what that research tells us. The second is from Bruce McFadgen, a Surveyor and Archaeologist, now with the School of Maori Studies Te Kawa a
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Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and his escapades have fundamentally changed the way society views archaeologists and the field of archaeology. To celebrate New Zealand Archaeology Week (28 April to 6 May 2018), we are screening the first three Indiana Jones movies on three consecutive nights. Come along and enjoy the thrilling adventures of the world’s
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Join council’s Principal Heritage Advisor George Farrant on a tour of the currently paused project to restore Auckland’s magnificent 1928 St James Theatre, and see the surface archaeology exposed beneath the removed auditorium floor, and the interesting collection of utilitarian artefacts found there. Stair climbing is involved and sensible footwear is advised. Meet at the
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Mt Drury is one of Tauranga’s little hidden gems, a ‘mini’ Mauao because of the concentration of archaeological features from Tauranga’s earliest Polynesian settlers. Ken will talk about the archaeology of Hopukiore and surrounding archaeological landscape. This is a great opportunity to hear from an archaeologist who has researched, surveyed and investigated local landmarks. Meet
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Two archaeological talks in the Taonga Maori Gallery MTG Hawke’s Bay Museum Dr Karen Greig “Adzes, fishhooks and dogskin cloaks: Stories of adaptation to a new land" New Zealand has the distinction of being the last major land mass to be settled by people, when migrants from a central East Polynesian homeland arrived on these
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Dr Karen Greig will give a public lecture on Coastal erosion of archaeological sites in New Zealand By international standards New Zealand has a relatively short history. Yet our archaeological landscape is extraordinarily rich and diverse. The archaeological sites that make up this landscape tell the unique story of our past; the changing relationship between
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Archaeological excavation of the area where two buttons were found two years ago in the Dunedin Townbelt. The buttons belonged to officers in the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot who were situated in Dunedin between 1860 and 1861. Excavation is open to members of the general public who are interested in archaeology. The aim will
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