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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.
In New Zealand, it is illegal to disturb or destroy an archaeological site, and can result in substantial fines and a criminal conviction. [57] Heritage New Zealand investigated how Hilliam had obtained the skulls and whether he had sent human remains out of New Zealand, but found no evidence beyond his claims to have done so. [58]
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 ...
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.
Archaeological sites in New Zealand (1 C, 6 P) New Zealand archaeologists (2 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Archaeology of New Zealand" This category contains only the ...
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 ...
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (initially the National Historic Places Trust and then, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust; in Māori: Pouhere Taonga) is a Crown entity that advocates for the protection of ancestral sites and heritage buildings in New Zealand.
Pages in category "New Zealand archaeologists" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Leslie Adkin;