IJ
Oct 25, 2016
74: Lost Tribe artefacts
A brief report of some Fiordland finds was posted up recently. As Fiordland is the place holding the rumours of the lost tribe, this...
MD
Oct 20, 2016
Sidestep: Were the Moriori from Aotearoa?
The designs of the Moriori are different to that of the Polynesian Maori. As far back as 1879 the Moriori tribe is by tradition said to...
IJ
Oct 16, 2016
73: Relative Evidence
Often I'm asked what is in this for me and why I'm doing it? That detail is for a later time but to put it briefly...the satisfaction of...
IJ
Oct 13, 2016
Sidestep: Fiordland
Not many artefacts are on record as having come from Fiordland on the far southwest coast of New Zealand. Due to the prolific growth of...
IJ
Oct 8, 2016
72: More unusual artefacts (while we wait)
We never anticipated producing all these articles but we have to do something to keep people engaged while we dig from time to time when...
IJ
Oct 5, 2016
Sidestep: The Moa
When the Polynesian immigration's occurred, Moa were plentiful in what is now known as New Zealand. There were thousands of them but...
MD
Oct 1, 2016
Editorial #3 - The effects of Colonialism
The Ngai Tahu Research Centre will share results of a five year research programme on the impact of colonisation on Maori through a...
IJ
Sep 28, 2016
71: Chevroned Pendants
Anyone else wonder why chevroned pendants only appear in NZ and only in locations regarded as ancient in occupation times. Has anyone...
IJ
Sep 23, 2016
Sidestep: Kohika
Kohika is a swamp pa near the Tarawera River and on its flood plain. It is set back from the coast, centred on a remnant of the sand...
MD
Sep 18, 2016
70: Raglan Recap
This is a repeat of an article from 13th January this year, just after we started this website to record the progress of our dig. And by...