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New Zealand's archaeology started in the early 1800s and was largely conducted by amateurs with little regard for meticulous study. [2] However, starting slowly in the 1870s detailed research answered questions about human culture, that have international relevance and wide public interest.
The Wairau Bar, or Te Pokohiwi, [1] is a 19-hectare (47-acre) gravel bar formed where the Wairau River meets the sea in Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, north-eastern South Island, New Zealand. It is an important archaeological site, settled by explorers from East Polynesia who arrived in New Zealand about 1280. It is one of the earliest known human ...
Modern New Zealand archaeology has clarified the origin and dates of the earliest migrations, establishing firmly that there is no evidence that anyone settled New Zealand before Māori. As far back as the 19th century, any claim to the contrary has been considered to be pseudohistorical due to a lack of evidence.
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Paleontological sites of New Zealand (11 P) Pages in category "Archaeological sites in New Zealand" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Roger Green in 2003. Roger Curtis Green ONZM (15 March 1932 – 4 October 2009) was an American-born, New Zealand–based archaeologist, professor emeritus at The University of Auckland, and member of the National Academy of Sciences and Royal Society of New Zealand.
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The site comprises buildings related to the history of New Zealand. The Treaty House belonged to James Busby and was the site of the meetings between the British and the Māori, which resulted in the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand in 1835. In 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed here. The house was renovated and modified in ...