IJ
Sep 7, 2018
113: Dig Update
You may recall from the last post about the dig where we thought we saw the end of the drop off ahead by torchlight. Excitement had grown...
MD
Aug 31, 2018
Sidestep: Did Polynesia & Peru have Oceanic contact?
With the discovery likely to reveal some interesting information previously hidden, found and then rapidly covered up and all trace of...
IJ
Aug 24, 2018
112: Dig Update
We continue to do what needs to be done and this time, with some extra help, we were able to push very deep into the tube. It now winds...
IJ
Aug 17, 2018
Historical: Parihaka
The worst action ever taken against Maori is undoubtedly the action taken against the settlement of Parihaka in Taranaki. More so because...
MD & IJ
Aug 10, 2018
111: Were the early MoriOri of Melanesian origin?
We have suggested before that MoriOri, the pure MoriOri of which none are left, were strong in Melanesian roots. Some reports say this is...
IJ
Aug 3, 2018
Historical: The Musket Wars (Maori vs Maori)
Before the wars with Europeans over grievances regarding confiscated land, there was a much larger and longer running war involving...
MD
Jul 27, 2018
110: Kaiatia's early inhabitants were likely Melanesian
Kaiatia carving styles around the pacific. If you consider the end figures or manaia might represent some long forgotten image of a...
MD
Jul 20, 2018
Historical: The Maori Wars (Maori vs Pakeha)
This, and the following article on 21st July, have nothing to do with our purpose of finding the rumoured tall skeletons lying in a cave...
IJ
Jul 14, 2018
109: Dig Update
These updates are not necessarily published on or near the dates the digs occurred, but yes, they continue slowly. Kūwaha Tāwhetaana is a...
MD
Jul 7, 2018
Historical: The Boyd Massacre
Read this link first: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/96913242/an-early-massacre-seen-from-two-different-perspectives...