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Thursday, December 28, 2000

 
Andrew Pawley obituary for Bruce Biggs
"He developed, at Auckland, the first university programme in the study of Maori language and literature, wrote the pioneering textbooks for it, and trained the people who later went on to head Maori studies programmes at other New Zealand universities.

He initiated the first programme in modern linguistics in New Zealand and was co-founder of the Linguistic Society of New Zealand. "

 
Large anchor in Wellington wharves
A leviathan lurks below the waters of Wellington's Queen's Wharf. Five years ago a massive anchor was discovered by divers attempting to free a snagged cargo ship.

Tuesday, December 19, 2000

 
New E group for Auckland archaeologists
Groups : NZAA_Auckland
The members of the New Zealand Archaeological Association, who live and work in the Auckland region, use this forum to discuss issues and problems of the archaeology of the region, especially the problems arising from Resource Management. Access is restricted to NZAA members.

Saturday, December 16, 2000

 
Australasian Archaeometry Conference 2001
Australasian Connections and New Directions
February 5-9th 2001, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
The Australasian Archaeometry conference meets every four years. This year for the first time the conference will be held outside Australia. In 1997 this conference was attended by several hundred scholars with involvement in the fields of Archaeology, Anthropology, Geography, Conservation, Museology, Material Science and Applied Nuclear Science (e.g. dating, materials analysis etc).
Some topics covered at past conferences included advances in dating (14C, TL, OSL, OHD), bone chemistry, technological and provenance studies, prospection, environmental impact and geoarchaeology.

Friday, December 15, 2000

 
Road threatens sites
Transit New Zealand investigation of threatened sites at Pauatahinui (pdf)

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