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From STUFF, unfired bullets and musket balls are the latest discovery among thousands of items
unearthed at the historic Maori pa site right in the path of Transit New Zealand's proposed Bell
Block bypass.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2835607a8153,00.html
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Archaeological Riches Exceed Expectations
From the New Zealand Herald, a team from the Historic Places Trust and Otago University uncovered
the site near the Buller River on a recent three-week excavation.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3550629&thesection=news&thesubsectio....
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South Island Maori Rock Art Project
Focuses on the production of an archive resource on Rock Art taoka, along with supporting runanga
in the conservation and interpretation of Rock Art sites.
http://www.ngaitahu.iwi.nz/dev-rockart.html
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Picturing the Past, Art and Analogy in New Zealand Archaeological Reports.
Pictures reconstructing prehistoric life in New Zealand, a critical assesment.
http://members.fortunecity.com/glaw1/artpaper/art.htm
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New Zealand Radiocarbon Database
A resource for searching for radiocarbon dates from New Zealand Archaeological sites.
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/waikato/nzcd/
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Buried Village
Volcanic devastation at Rotorua Buried Village is revealed in site excavations and displays. Costs
plus booking/enquiry form on-line.
http://www.buriedvillage.co.nz/
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Aotearoa Tradition Spot On
From New Zealand News, scientific findings have backed traditional Maori accounts that New Zealand
was settled about 30 generations ago.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3097878&msg=emaillink
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Mangaia Project Reveals 7,000 Years of Ecological Changes to Island
The Mangaia Archaeological Project, headed by ARF Director Patrick V. Kirch, has yielded new
information on the nature of ecological changes during the past 7,000 years.
http://www.arf.berkeley.edu/newsletter/1.1/mangaia.html
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Antiquities Act
The Antiquities Act and how it is administered.
http://www.cultureandheritage.govt.nz/antiquities/
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The Characterization and Prehistoric Exploitation of New Zealand 'Greenstone' Sources
A proposal to readdress the problem of sourcing by focusing on 'artefact-quality' material and by
intensively sampling one or more sources for chemical analysis in order to properly assess the
feasability of characterization.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/%7Eap/research/nz.html
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Clear Message in Prosecution
Response from the New Zealand Historic Places Trust on the recent prosecution and fining of two
companies, Payne Sewell and Higgins Contractors Limited, for their involvement in knowingly
damaging and destroying a burial area at Waikanae.
http://www.historic.org.nz/news/media_releases/2001_10_05.htm
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Site Destruction Angers Relatives of Old Regiment
An article in the New Zealand Herald reporting that the descendants of a long-disbanded British
regiment are furious at the destruction of archaeological remains at the site of the former Albert
Barracks in the grounds of the University of Auckland.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=225002&thesection=news&thesubsection....
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Buried Treasures at Site of Former Barracks
An article in the New Zealand Herald reporting the discovery of the skeleton of a large dog and a
shallow trench on the site of the former Albert Barracks in the grounds of the University of
Auckland.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=231756&thesection=news&thesubsection....
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Greenstone Adze Found on Far North Seabed
An article in the New Zealand Herold reporting that divers have recovered a rare greenstone adze on
the seabed of Whangape Harbour during an underwater site survey.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyID=888216
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Garry Law's New Zealand Archaeology Page
Features news, articles, papers, and links.
http://www.lawas.co.nz/arch/
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