Previous posts on 8th, 15th and 28th January covered a little about the Matria site. This is where the incised rocks came from that are...

It seems that when the overhang with it's carvings was first discovered, local Maori knew nothing about them. As with many unusual...

Recently we went back across to Kūwaha Tāwhetaana to plan the entry procedure. From final excavation, to lights required inside the...

There is a lot of talk of giants around the world. Every continent has stories of them. Some of those stories will be based on fact and...

This remarkable three-armed stone artefact was found in the sandhills near Okehu, between Wanganui and Waitotara. Taranaki. Of course...

Just south of Muriwai is an interesting pa that, in 1925, was regarded as one of the most complete undistrubed pa's in the Auckland...

This is written not as an anthropologist would, exhaustively and in minute detail, but simply as a reflection of stories told by those...

In yesterday's note we briefly mentioned an artifact (International spelling) none of you reading this would have known about previosuly....

We are seeing consistent growth in the number of people viewing this website. The counter (above right) has only been up since...

There is a drawing of an artifact that I found in an old journal, but before I talk about it, I will remind you of the pattern from one...