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Thursday, April 17, 2003
Heritage to become a matter of National Importance under the RMA
NZAA has written to every member of Parliament supporting the proposed change to the RMA.
"Where Councils have tackled historic heritage within the RMA it has not been hugely controversial. The New Zealand Archaeological Association would welcome the standard of the best being achieved by far more Councils. The RMA Plan processes will allow the involvement of the communities in how they go about it. The upgrading of historic heritage to being a matter of national importance will mean it is far more likely to happen."
Tuesday, April 15, 2003
It has come to our attention that Atholl Anderson has recently received a DSc from the University of Cambridge and was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of
London (FSA). Both of course are great distinctions.
Letter to the Editor NZ Herald - Published 15 April 2003
The looting of the treasures from the museums of Baghdad, Mosul and Basra will not end there. As with other countries that have gone through wars and the resulting collapse of their economies and civil authority, it is all too predictable that desperate people in Iraq will turn to looting archaeological sites. In the middle east and elsewhere the international trade in antiquities feeds this destruction. With the advent of internet auctions this trade happens anywhere it is allowed. It happens here. Ancient artefacts are for sale to the world by internet traders based in New Zealand. New Zealand needs to ratify the UNESCO convention which limits this trade and align its domestic law to enable it to be enforced and stop our shameful part in this destruction.
Garry Law
President
New Zealand Archaeological Association
Australian Archaeological Association Inc. calls for protection of Iraq’s cultural property
The Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) urgently calls on the Australian Government to help implement and maintain protective measures for the monuments and portable cultural heritage of Iraq (ancient Mesopotamia). Iraq contributes significantly to UNESCO efforts for the protection of cultural heritage and has a world-renowned Antiquities Department. The AAA recommends as a matter of urgent international priority that:
Senior officers of coalition forces in Iraq liaise immediately and in depth with key individuals in the Ministry of Culture and Department of Antiquities of Iraq,
The provisions of the UN and UNESCO and their Conventions to protect cultural property are acted upon by the coalition forces and transitional government in raq;
The occupying powers take substantial steps to foster the future protection of Iraq’s cultural heritage in collaboration with appropriate Iraqi professionals and international experts; and
That the coalition governments also take steps to provide police resources to track down stolen materials and to discourage purchasers with appropriate penalties.
Monday, April 14, 2003
ASHA CONFERENCE 2003
Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology
“ISLANDS AND COASTLINES”
A joint conference with the Australian Association of Maritime
History (AAMH)
Norfolk Island
October 1 to 4 2003
US accused of plans to loot Iraqi antiques
FEARS that Iraq's heritage will face widespread looting at the end of the Gulf war have been heightened after a group of wealthy art dealers secured a high-level meeting with the US administration.
It has emerged that a coalition of antiquities collectors and arts lawyers, calling itself the American Council for Cultural Policy (ACCP), met with US defence and state department officials prior to the start of military action to offer its assistance in preserving the country's invaluable archaeological collections.
The group is known to consist of a number of influential dealers who favour a relaxation of Iraq's tight restrictions on the ownership and export of antiquities. Its treasurer, William Pearlstein, has described Iraq's laws as 'retentionist' and has said he would support a post-war government that would make it easier to have antiquities dispersed to the US.
Before the Gulf war, a main strand of the ACCP's campaigning has been to persuade its government to revise the Cultural Property Implementation Act in order to minimise efforts by foreign nations to block the import into the US of objects, particularly antiques.
Thursday, April 10, 2003
Press Release NZAA: Archaeological Surveys Needed for Central
The New Zealand Archaeological Association runs a national site recording scheme for archaeological sites, but it is in need of upgrading.
Association President Garry Law said, “Many of the sites were recorded decades ago and we don’t always know if they have survived the succeeding years. Some get lost to natural erosion, others to development.
“As well the locations were only recorded approximately working from small scale maps. That means when a development proposal comes up archaeologists and the Councils cannot be sure if a nearby site is affected or not or even if it still exists.
"Modern satellite surveying methods mean we can easily fix sites much more accurately.
“That is why we are running an upgrading project for our recording scheme. “It will be a much more effective planning tool and it will help protect our historic heritage.
Nationally the scheme has 55,000 sites of which 2100 are in Central Otago. Many of the Otago sites are from the gold-mining era but others go back to the start of Maori settlement of Otago.
Upgrades to the survey scheme always operate with input from local Iwi and Councils. So far the Association has completed fieldwork in the Gisborne region and work is currently being undertaken in the Canterbury, Bay of Plenty, Tasman and Nelson regions.
“Central Otago needs the upgrading of its records as well, said Mr Law. “We hope with local support it can be a future project.
The Association is holding its annual conference in Alexandra commencing on April 23rd.
There will be a public lecture: ‘Old China, bottles and bones – 19th century town life in Alexandra and Queenstown’ by Dr. Jill Hamel – a local archaeologist - at 7 pm Town Hall on Thursday the 24th of April The public are welcome to attend.
Coastal treasures under siege
by Paul Titus - HPT Magazine
With the increased pressure on valuable coastal properties comes a threat to archaeological treasures. Paul Titus explores concerns that the rush to seaside development threatens to destroy a priceless record of national heritage.
Snatching Knowledge from the Sea Snatching Knowledge from the Sea
by Chris Jacomb & Rachel Darmody HPT Magazine
New DOC publication
Peter Petchey 2002. Archaeological survey of the Arrow River and Macetown, Otago.
Wednesday, April 09, 2003
Public Lectures The University of Auckland
The impact of Polynesia on Captain Cook
Delivered by Distinguished Professor Dame Anne Salmond,
Department of Anthropology, The University of Auckland
Monday 14 April: Tupaia's paintbox: Cook's first Pacific voyage
Tuesday 15 April: The edges of the world: The second voyage
Wednesday 16 April: The collapse of command: The third voyage
Monday, April 07, 2003
Harry Allen is stepping down from membership of the Historic PlacesTrust Board. Harry has been the sole archaeologist on the Board for much of his ten year term, covering a period when the Trust was faced a crisis in its funding and the threat of removal or much of its archaeological function.
NZAA Submission
Oceans Policy, Marine Cultural Heritage Working Paper - Protection of shipwrecks, and other marine archaeological sites.
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