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NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF
ARCHAEOLOGY ABSTRACT |
The Archaeology of Omaha Sandspit,
Northland, New Zealand
Matthew Campbell1, Simon Bickler2 and Rod Clough2
ABSTRACT
In the course of mitigation of earthworks associated
with residential development at
Omaha, 249 middens were recorded and investigated.
Dates range from about AD
1400–1700, placing the occupation and use of Omaha
firmly within the late phase of
prehistory. The middens contained very little other
than shell, and we interpret their
use as a combination of industrial scale shellfish
processing and formal gatherings.
The economic analysis of Omaha is fairly straight
forward, but we also offer a
socially oriented explanation to account for aspects
of the archaeology that clearly are
not economic.
Keywords: OMAHA, NORTHLAND, SHELL MIDDEN, FISH, LANDSCAPE, SOCIETY.
1Anthropology Department,
University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
2Clough and Associates, 209 Carter Road, Oratia, Auckland, New Zealand
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