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Monday, October 31, 2005
The Skinner Fund
- For Physical Anthropology, Archaeology and Ethnology
Applications for grants from the above fund, sponsored jointly by the Royal
Society of New Zealand, the Polynesian Society and the New Zealand
Archaeological Association, close on 1 April 2006.
The purpose of the fund is to promote the study of the history, art,
culture, physical and social anthropology of the Maori and other Polynesian
peoples, particularly through the recording, survey, excavation and
scientific study of prehistoric and historic sites in New Zealand and the
islands of the South-west Pacific. This includes the detailed analysis of
all cultural, artistic, or physical remains which have been recovered as
the result of such investigations. To this end both research projects
having survey, recording, and excavation as their goal, as well as those
which propose to treat analytically and comparatively materials already so
recovered shall be deemed to have equal weight. Preference will be given
to well-documented research plans which specify methodology and anticipated
outcomes of the proposed research.
The amount available for distribution from the fund is not large and,
grants of about $1,000 will be allocated.
Every recipient of a grant from the fund shall report to the Royal Society
of New Zealand before 30 June in the year after the grant was made, showing
in a general way the expenditure of the grant and the progress made with
the research.
The results of research aided by grants from the fund, shall, where
possible, be published in New Zealand, with due acknowledgement of the
source of financial assistance, and one copy of any report stemming from
such research shall be sent to the Society.
Please provide a current CV, an outline of your proposed research and a budget.
Applications should be sent to:
The Executive Officer - Awards
Royal Society of New Zealand
P O Box 598
WELLINGTON
Friday, October 28, 2005
Waikato University Appoints Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Waikato University Appoints Renowned author, archaeologist and academic leader Professor Doug Sutton will join Waikato University as Deputy Vice-Chancellor in January.
“We were targeting senior managers with an established track record of effecting change’, said Waikato University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Roy Crawford, “Professor Sutton was a superb fit for the job. He has a passion for education and has dedicated his life to the pursuit of excellence in teaching and research.”
“The Faculty of Arts at Auckland University blossomed under Professor Sutton’s tenure as Dean. Under his leadership, the Faculty introduced new teaching programmes, with enhanced staffing and increased enrolments. Professor Sutton was also responsible for planning and implementing a wide range of improvements to systems, policies and services, with a focus on growth, new revenue, and excellence”, said Professor Crawford.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Hawaii - Artifacts found in lava tube
A developer comes across carved wooden figures on the Big Isle that likely date to the early 1800s
The developer of a luxury golf and residential project on the Big Island recently discovered 'a significant archaeological' find when construction equipment accidentally breached a lava tube, according to documents obtained by the Star-Bulletin.
Sources with knowledge of what was found on Sept. 21 said there are more than 20 carved wooden images, standing between 3- and 4-feet tall. The carved wooden images were described as being in various stages of completion, with some expertly finished. Two upright carved stones were also discovered, according to the sources, who all spoke on condition of anonymity."
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Fusion- Royal Society job search.
Job search in New Zealand science & technology Welcome to Fusionz, the Royal Society of New Zealand's job search service. Fusionz advertises positions in science and technology organisations or for scientific/ technical jobs within other organisations, across New Zealand. "
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Rock Art Studies: 'News of the World'
A new edition of 'News of the World' is being produced that will report on rock art studies from across the globe conducted since 2000. The Ngai Tahu Maori Rock Art Trust is compiling a report on New Zealand developments for contribution to the Polynesian section being produced by Sidsel Millerstrom. If you have done any study or recording of New Zealand rock art over the last five years or so, please advise the Rock Art Trust by contacting Gerard O'Regan at gerard.oregan@xtra.co.nz or ph. (9)8265123.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
The World Archaeological Congress
November 8 - 12, 2005
Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand
The uses and abuses of archaeology for Indigenous peoples
Nau mai haere mai ki nga huihuinga tangata o te ao.
(Welcome to this gathering of the people of the world!)
Online registration is now available"
Team widens search for 'Hobbits'
We've got the prospect of having other new species of human on various parts of island South-East Asia
The team behind the 'Hobbit' finds have been widening their search for remains of the strange little humans on Flores island - with tantalising results.
Since last year, the remains of at least nine individuals have been found in a cave on the Indonesian island.
The discovery team has now excavated more than 500 stone tools from another, much older, site about 40km away.
They believe a population ancestral to the Hobbits may have lived at this site, which is 850,000 years old. "
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
More Flores 'Hobbits' described
Scientists have discovered more remains of the strange, small people that once lived on Flores island, Indonesia.
The announcement last year detailing a single, partial skeleton caused a sensation when it was claimed to be a human species new to science.
Homo floresiensis, as it was called, was little more than a metre tall and lived 18,000 years ago.
Now, the same team tells Nature journal it has skeletal remains from at least nine of the 'Hobbit-like' individuals.
The new discoveries include missing parts of the old skeleton - designated LB1 after the caved dig site at Liang Bua - and a collection of other bones, such as jaw and cranial fragments, a vertebra, arm and leg bones, toes and fingers.
The team, led by Michael Morwood from the University of New England, Armidale, Australia, says the specimens have helped build a more rounded picture of LB1, with additional evidence of the little people's hunting and fire-making abilities. "
Chinese town takes shape on goldfields
Archaeologists are on the verge of digging up a complete Chinese village from the Otago goldrush of the 1860s.
The site, beside State Highway 8 on the outskirts of Lawrence, the gateway to the Otago goldfields, contains the remains of the largest Chinese camp in the country.
It is part of a 5ha section owned by the Lawrence Chinese Camp Charitable Trust, led by retired Dunedin doctor and historian Jim Ng.
The trust plans to replicate part of the village as a tourist attraction after excavation is completed, probably in two to three years.
The camp occupied 1ha and in its heyday was home to about 70 residents. It had more than 25 buildings, including the Empire Hotel, one of the last remaining structures there. "
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Transit again wins international environment award
Transit again wins international environment award
For the third time Transit New Zealand has won the International Road Federation Global Road Achievement Award for Environmental Mitigation.
Transit chief executive Rick van Barneveld said a panel of international judges made the award for the environmental initiatives on the Grafton Gully Project in Auckland, and the award was presented recently at an IRF meeting in Bangkok."
Aesthetic values have played an important part in this project, from design to landscaping. The project has also received a Public Archaeology Award for its efforts to find and preserve artifacts in the area. These have been displayed in the project’s information centre which has been popular with professional, community and school groups.
Friday, October 07, 2005
USP to offer archaeology and heritage management courses
UNIVERSITY of South Pacific will, next year, offer courses on archaeology and heritage management - the first since its establishment.
PACIFIC Islands Museum Association and director National Museum Lawrence Foanaota told Solomon Star yesterday that this was really good news for students who are interested in these fields."
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Hidden history of Pakuranga
The well-heeled Manukau City suburb of Pakuranga is about to be offered a glimpse of its past in the form of a Hikoi Pakuranga, or Pakuranga Walk.
It is a reminder that in centuries past it was also richly peopled. Or in the words of local kaumatua Pita Turei of the Owairoa Marae in Howick: 'The Tamaki River has been our State Highway 1 for a thousand years.'
The extensive modern housing now running inland from the Tamaki River is largely occupied by arrivals, from elsewhere in the country and many diverse countries from Europe to Asia.
But during an inaugural hikoi yesterday, arranged by the "te tuhi - the mark" community centre in Pakuranga, and Pita Turei of the Ngai Tai local sub-tribe, a group visited Pigeon Mountain near Half Moon Bay.
He touched on Maori customs and the Maori still buried on the hill, once called Ohuiarangi. And those whose bones were uncovered when quarrying greatly reduced the volcanic cone's bulk.
Monday, October 03, 2005
Auckland University advertising its archaeologists in a recent Herald magazine section.
So are we about to have an advertising war between Auckland and Otago?
The counter? - If Auckland have taken "thinking" as their brand then Otago archaeolgy has what as it's 'X' factor? Something better than flybuys please.
Sunday, October 02, 2005
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