New Zealand Archaeological News

Heritage appreciation and conservation at Denniston: West Coast historic heritage publications

garry — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:07:00 +0000

Heritage appreciation and conservation at Denniston: West Coast historic heritage publications
DoC page.

garry — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:02:00 +0000

Southeast Asia Bioarchaeology Newsletter

Satellite camera has NZ covered - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz

garry — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:05:00 +0000

Satellite camera has NZ covered - Stuff.co.nz

Move to spike preservation application - The Timaru Herald - The Timaru Herald

garry — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:14:00 +0000

Move to spike preservation application - The Timaru Herald

garry — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:02:00 +0000

Origin, the New Zealand Archaeology Student Journal November 2007
pdf download.
One Nation, One Land, Two Convictions: Archaeological/Cultural Heritage Legislation and
Sacred Sites Lillian Sheridan Van Sant
Maori Settlement of the Kaikoura Dist rict � a review of published and grey archaeological literature Bill Edwards
Harpoon Heads, Shark Teeth, and the Choice of Interpretation Adam Thompson
History of the Otago Anthropological Society Erin Williams and Chris Jennings

NZ team detonates rocket near famous Buddha | NATIONAL | NEWS | tvnz.co.nz

garry — Sun, 04 May 2008 07:01:00 +0000

NZ team detonates rocket near famous Bamiyan Buddha - tvnz.co.nz

Carlaw Park

garry — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:44:00 +0000

Carlaw Park Archaeology
From Heritage New Zealand, Autumn 2008.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ - M? T?tou: Ng?i Tahu Wh?nui

garry — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:40:00 +0000

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ - M? T?tou: Ng?i Tahu Wh?nui
Ending in July Ng?i Tahu Wh?nui exhibition.
M? t?tou, ?, m? k? uri, ? muri ake nei. For us and our children after us.
We, Ng?i Tahu Wh?nui, the people of the South Island, invite you to celebrate our past and present, learn about our values, and share our vision for the future in this, the fifth iwi exhibition at Te Papa."

Return of the relics - Magazine - The Nelson Mail

garry — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:05:00 +0000

Return of the relics - Magazine - The Nelson Mail
Old story but a goodie.

Puke Ariki - About Puke Ariki - Exhibition Events

garry — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:13:00 +0000

Puke Ariki - About Puke Ariki - Exhibition Events
Trying to See the Unseen - Archaelogical Geophysical Surveys in Taranaki
Dr Hans-Dieter Bader Wednesday 7 May, 6.00pm Learning Centre

Dr Hans-Dieter Bader examines the uses of geophysical methods in Taranaki, including the Bell Block bypass and excavation of historical sites in Omata."

garry — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:57:00 +0000

Archaeological survey of the Arrow River and Macetown, Otago
Peter Petchey
New DOC oublication - pdf download.

garry — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:29:00 +0000

Responding to Oil Depletion and Climate Change
20th NATIONAL ESR CONFERENCE Hosted by the School of the Built Environment, Unitec New Zealand
Saturday 26 July 2008 Oakridge House, Unitec, Mt Albert, Auckland
The 2008 joint conference of Engineers for Social Responsibility and the Sustainable Energy Forum provides a line-up of knowledgeable speakers who will address likely consequences of depleting resources of oil and climate change, and how society might change to adapt to a very different future.
10-00- 10-45 am Garry Law International Progress on Kyoto

Lectures by Professor Tim Darvill "Merlin's MagicCircles: Stonehenge and the use of the Preseli Bluestones"

garry — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:02:00 +0000

Lectures by Professor Tim Darvill "Merlin's MagicCircles: Stonehenge and the
use of the Preseli Bluestones"
You are invited to celebrate the 2007-8 Tercentenary of the Society of
Antiquaries of London by attending one of the Tercentenary Lectures in May
this year to be held in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Auckland and Dunedin.
Professor Tim Darvill of Bournemouth University is being flown out at the
expense of the Society of Antiquaries to give a lecture tour as the
Australasian component of the Tercentenary celebrations, to speak on the
topic "Merlin's Magic Circles: Stonehenge and the Use of the Preseli
Bluestones". The organizers of the lecture tour are Prof. Matthew Spriggs
(chair), Dr Harry Allen, Prof. Patrick Greene, Prof. Tim Murray, Prof. Dan
Potts, and Prof. Glenn Summerhayes.
AUCKLAND, NZ
Thursday 22 May - TERCENTENARY LECTURE, "MERLIN'S MAGIC CIRCLES: STONEHENGE
AND THE USE OF THE PRESELI BLUESTONES",6.30pm, at Lecture Theatre 84 of the
Business School, University of Auckland. For details contact Harry Allen:
h.allen@auckland.ac.nz or phone 09-3737599 xtn 88570.
DUNEDIN, NZ
Friday 23 May - TERCENTENARY LECTURE, "MERLIN'S MAGIC CIRCLES: STONEHENGE
AND THE USE OF THE PRESELI BLUESTONES", 5.10pm, at Archway 1, University of
Otago. For details contact Glenn Summerhayes:
glenn.summerhayes@stonebow.otago.ac.nz or phone 03-4798399.

Biographical note:
Timothy Darvill is Professor of Archaeology in the School of Conservation
Sciences and Head of the Centre for Archaeology, Anthropology and Heritage
at Bournemouth University, UK. The author of over a dozen books, including
Prehistoric Britain (Routledge. 1998), Prehistoric Britain from the air
(Cambridge University Press. 1996), The Concise Oxford Dictionary of
Archaeology (Oxford University Press. 2002), and Stonehenge: the biography
of a landscape (Tempus, 2006) he has served as Chairman of the Institute of
Field Archaeologists, was a Member of the Council of the National Trust, and
is currently a Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Current research interests focus on archaeological resource management and
the Neolithic of northwest Europe.

Untitled

garry — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:26:00 +0000

Free book to download
Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy Edward C. Harris 1989

Submarine played a pivotal role - Local - General - Parramatta Sun

garry — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:33:00 +0000

Submarine played a pivotal role - Parramatta Sun
Anzac story

FOXNews.com - Elaborate 3,000-Year-Old Jewelry Found in Fiji - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News

garry — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:42:00 +0000

FOXNews.com - Elaborate 3,000-Year-Old Jewelry Found in Fiji

Archaeological Reports Digital Library

garry — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:38:00 +0000

HPT Archaeological Reports Digital Library
Archaeological Reports Digital Library
The Historic Places Trust holds an extensive collection of unpublished archaeological reports - resulting from site surveys and excavations, both from research programmes and (more latterly) from authorities issued for the modification of archaeological sites. There are over 1500 volumes dating from the early 1970s to the present in the collection. The digital library will be updated regularly as more reports are filed with the Trust. There is no charge for obtaining copies of the reports.

Access
The reports are held in pdf format at the Trust's National Office in Wellington. The catalogue(Excel, 2 mb) for the digital library provides you with a summary of the reports held, listed by author, title, date, authority number, site number, and a unique identifier for each report held.

Fw: Aerial photos

garry — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:39:00 +0000

John Coster writes:

I am informed by the Minister of Lands that early aerial photos are no longer held by LINZ and, in order to keep them publicly accessible, have been transferred as follows:

� A complete set is held by Archives NZ (reference@archives.govt.nz, 04-499-5595)

� The former Auckland LINZ set is held by Auckland University Library (bwmarshall@auckland.ac.nz, 09-373-7599 x88452)

� The former Hamilton LINZ set is held by Waikato University (jrobson@waikato.ac.nz, 07-856-2889 x6625)

Museum numbers as dynamic as their displays - 21 Apr 2008 - Tourism and leisure industry news - NZ Herald

garry — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:28:00 +0000

Museum numbers as dynamic as their displays - NZ Herald

New options for Maungawhau-Mt Eden

garry — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:55:00 +0000

New options for Maungawhau-Mt Eden
The Council election resuted in the earlier proposal beeing deemed unaffordable.

Beam engine springs to life - Auckland news on Stuff.co.nz

garry — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:36:00 +0000

Beam engine springs to life - Stuff.co.nz

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Forecast for big sea level rise

garry — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:27:00 +0000

BBC NEWS - Forecast for big sea level rise

Left Coast Press :

garry — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:15:00 +0000

Left Coast Press :
New Jopurnal: Heritage Management - is a global, peer-reviewed journal that provides a venue for using scholarly, professional, and indigenous knowledge to address broader societal concerns about managing cultural heritage. We address issues of resource management, cultural preservation and revitalization, education, legal/legislative developments, public archaeology, and ethics. The journal presents an engaging forum for those who work with governmental and tribal agencies, museums, private CRM firms, indigenous communities, and colleges and universities. It facilitates a multivocal arena for disseminating and critically discussing cultural heritage management issues collaboratively among professionals and stakeholders.

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Museum to return Aborigine skulls

garry — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:15:00 +0000

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Museum to return Aborigine skulls
(And Maori)

SEAArch - The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog

garry — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:53:00 +0000

SEAArch - The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog
New I think.