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Best practice approach for heritage properties
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Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark announced the introduction of a best practice approach to the management of heritage properties owned by government departments.
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Antiquities Act
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The Antiquities Act and how it is administered.
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Aotearoa Tradition Spot On
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From New Zealand News, scientific findings have backed traditional Maori accounts that New Zealand was settled about 30 generations ago.
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Archaeological Riches Exceed Expectations
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From the New Zealand Herald, a team from the Historic Places Trust and Otago University uncovered the site near the Buller River on a recent three-week excavation.
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Buried Treasures at Site of Former Barracks
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An article in the New Zealand Herald reporting the discovery of the skeleton of a large dog and a shallow trench on the site of the former Albert Barracks in the grounds of the University of Auckland.
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Buried Village
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Volcanic devastation at Rotorua Buried Village is revealed in site excavations and displays. Costs plus booking/enquiry form on-line.
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Excavation May Dissolve Iwi Friction
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From The New Zealand Herald, archaeologists hope a dig for human remains will end tension between rival iwi groups battling over a controversial subdivision development at Matata, near Whakatane.
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Garry Law's New Zealand Archaeology Page
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Features news, articles, papers, and links.
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Greenstone Adze Found on Far North Seabed
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An article in the New Zealand Herold reporting that divers have recovered a rare greenstone adze on the seabed of Whangape Harbour during an underwater site survey.
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Mangaia Project Reveals 7,000 Years of Ecological Changes to Island
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The Mangaia Archaeological Project, headed by ARF Director Patrick V. Kirch, has yielded new information on the nature of ecological changes during the past 7,000 years.
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New Zealand Radiocarbon Database
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A resource for searching for radiocarbon dates from New Zealand Archaeological sites.
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Picturing the Past, Art and Analogy in New Zealand Archaeological Reports.
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Pictures reconstructing prehistoric life in New Zealand, a critical assesment.
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Site Destruction Angers Relatives of Old Regiment
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An article in the New Zealand Herald reporting that the descendants of a long-disbanded British regiment are furious at the destruction of archaeological remains at the site of the former Albert Barracks in the grounds of the University of Auckland.
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South Island Maori Rock Art Project
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Focuses on the production of an archive resource on Rock Art taoka, along with supporting runanga in the conservation and interpretation of Rock Art sites.
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