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Saturday, April 28, 2001

 
Tapu treasure
As Dalvanius Prime and others continue their work in repatriating moko mokai, the tattooed, shrunken heads of Maori anestors, a new problem has arisen: what becomes of them once they reach home?

Sunday, April 22, 2001

 
Discovering footprints in the rocks
If the theory of an Australian husband and wife archaeology team is correct, the Karangahake Gorge could be New Zealand’s answer to Africa’s Olduvai Gorge. There, fossil remains of hominids ancestral to modern humans around two million years old have been unearthed.

Thursday, April 12, 2001

 
Damage drives cattle off Mt Eden's cone
Cattle destroying archaeological sites and causing erosion on Mt Eden will be removed this winter, but the mountain and Auckland's other volcanic features still face threats.

Sunday, April 08, 2001

 
NZ archaeologist off to join 'Iceman' team
Dr Tom Higham holds up 200 milligrams of rat bone and exclaims with eyes wide open that it could change the history of New Zealand.

Wednesday, April 04, 2001

 
Missing carved panels could be worth millions The Waitara pataka (storehouse) panels, sold and sent overseas nearly 30 years ago, could be worth millions, says the Taranaki Museum collections manager.
"They would be well into six figures in terms of their valuation on the international market," Ron Lambert said.
They were found near Waitara in 1972 by Maori carver Melville Manu, who sold them to a London art dealer for $US6000, ($NZ15,326) who sold them to Mr Ortiz for $US65,000.

Monday, April 02, 2001

 
Archaeologists represented on environmental legal assistance fund allocation body
Since the launch of the Environmental Legal Assistance scheme in early March, a large number of enquiries have been received and hundreds of funding application forms distributed, says the Ministry for the Environment

Sunday, April 01, 2001

 
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