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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

 
Responding to Oil Depletion and Climate Change
20th NATIONAL ESR CONFERENCE Hosted by the School of the Built Environment, Unitec New Zealand
Saturday 26 July 2008 Oakridge House, Unitec, Mt Albert, Auckland
The 2008 joint conference of Engineers for Social Responsibility and the Sustainable Energy Forum provides a line-up of knowledgeable speakers who will address likely consequences of depleting resources of oil and climate change, and how society might change to adapt to a very different future.
10-00- 10-45 am Garry Law International Progress on Kyoto

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

 
Lectures by Professor Tim Darvill "Merlin's MagicCircles: Stonehenge and the
use of the Preseli Bluestones"
You are invited to celebrate the 2007-8 Tercentenary of the Society of
Antiquaries of London by attending one of the Tercentenary Lectures in May
this year to be held in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Auckland and Dunedin.
Professor Tim Darvill of Bournemouth University is being flown out at the
expense of the Society of Antiquaries to give a lecture tour as the
Australasian component of the Tercentenary celebrations, to speak on the
topic "Merlin's Magic Circles: Stonehenge and the Use of the Preseli
Bluestones". The organizers of the lecture tour are Prof. Matthew Spriggs
(chair), Dr Harry Allen, Prof. Patrick Greene, Prof. Tim Murray, Prof. Dan
Potts, and Prof. Glenn Summerhayes.
AUCKLAND, NZ
Thursday 22 May - TERCENTENARY LECTURE, "MERLIN'S MAGIC CIRCLES: STONEHENGE
AND THE USE OF THE PRESELI BLUESTONES",6.30pm, at Lecture Theatre 84 of the
Business School, University of Auckland. For details contact Harry Allen:
h.allen@auckland.ac.nz or phone 09-3737599 xtn 88570.
DUNEDIN, NZ
Friday 23 May - TERCENTENARY LECTURE, "MERLIN'S MAGIC CIRCLES: STONEHENGE
AND THE USE OF THE PRESELI BLUESTONES", 5.10pm, at Archway 1, University of
Otago. For details contact Glenn Summerhayes:
glenn.summerhayes@stonebow.otago.ac.nz or phone 03-4798399.

Biographical note:
Timothy Darvill is Professor of Archaeology in the School of Conservation
Sciences and Head of the Centre for Archaeology, Anthropology and Heritage
at Bournemouth University, UK. The author of over a dozen books, including
Prehistoric Britain (Routledge. 1998), Prehistoric Britain from the air
(Cambridge University Press. 1996), The Concise Oxford Dictionary of
Archaeology (Oxford University Press. 2002), and Stonehenge: the biography
of a landscape (Tempus, 2006) he has served as Chairman of the Institute of
Field Archaeologists, was a Member of the Council of the National Trust, and
is currently a Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Current research interests focus on archaeological resource management and
the Neolithic of northwest Europe.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

 
Free book to download
Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy Edward C. Harris 1989

 
Submarine played a pivotal role - Parramatta Sun
Anzac story

Thursday, April 24, 2008

 
FOXNews.com - Elaborate 3,000-Year-Old Jewelry Found in Fiji

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

 
HPT Archaeological Reports Digital Library
Archaeological Reports Digital Library
The Historic Places Trust holds an extensive collection of unpublished archaeological reports - resulting from site surveys and excavations, both from research programmes and (more latterly) from authorities issued for the modification of archaeological sites. There are over 1500 volumes dating from the early 1970s to the present in the collection. The digital library will be updated regularly as more reports are filed with the Trust. There is no charge for obtaining copies of the reports.

Access
The reports are held in pdf format at the Trust's National Office in Wellington. The catalogue(Excel, 2 mb) for the digital library provides you with a summary of the reports held, listed by author, title, date, authority number, site number, and a unique identifier for each report held.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

 
 John Coster writes:
 
I am informed by the Minister of Lands that early aerial photos are no longer held by LINZ and, in order to keep them publicly accessible, have been transferred as follows:
§       A complete set is held by Archives NZ (reference@archives.govt.nz, 04-499-5595)
§       The former Auckland LINZ set is held by Auckland University Library (bwmarshall@auckland.ac.nz, 09-373-7599 x88452)
§       The former Hamilton LINZ set is held by Waikato University (jrobson@waikato.ac.nz, 07-856-2889 x6625)

Monday, April 21, 2008

 
Museum numbers as dynamic as their displays - NZ Herald

Sunday, April 20, 2008

 
New options for Maungawhau-Mt Eden
The Council election resuted in the earlier proposal beeing deemed unaffordable.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

 
Beam engine springs to life - Stuff.co.nz

Thursday, April 17, 2008

 
BBC NEWS - Forecast for big sea level rise

Monday, April 14, 2008

 
Left Coast Press :
New Jopurnal: Heritage Management - is a global, peer-reviewed journal that provides a venue for using scholarly, professional, and indigenous knowledge to address broader societal concerns about managing cultural heritage. We address issues of resource management, cultural preservation and revitalization, education, legal/legislative developments, public archaeology, and ethics. The journal presents an engaging forum for those who work with governmental and tribal agencies, museums, private CRM firms, indigenous communities, and colleges and universities. It facilitates a multivocal arena for disseminating and critically discussing cultural heritage management issues collaboratively among professionals and stakeholders.

 
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Museum to return Aborigine skulls
(And Maori)

 
SEAArch - The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog
New I think.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

 
Upgrading our historic Albert Park
Upgrading our historic Albert Park - Treasures preserved
Albert Park is a recorded archaeological site with a rich history that includes Maori settlement, serving as a 19th-century barracks and the development of formal gardens. Clough & Associates archaeologist Barrie Baquie (pictured) has been onsite during the council's upgrade of the park to ensure that any important finds were protected or correctly excavated. Finds so far include military buttons, early 19th-century coins (including those pictured) as well as brick, stone and mortar footings, and the foundations of the barracks buildings.

 
MCN Project Registry - Museum Computer Network - MuseTech Central
MuseTech Central, the MCN Project Registry. The registry provides a place for the MCN community to share information about technology-related museum projects. You are invited to look around, add records, and connect with colleagues.

 
Finnish Vandal to Leave Easter Island

 
Battles for bottles - NZ Herald

Thursday, April 10, 2008

 
Conference
Solway Park Copthorne Hotel, Masterton
54th Annual Conference ‘Archaeology and Technology’
There are still some slots for papers:
We are interested in the influence of technology within our discipline in a broad historical framework. Starting with the navigators and boat builders who first arrived on our shores from Polynesia, through early Polynesian and European colonists, the gold miners and early pastoralists through to the industrialists of the late 19th century – all have left a mark on our landscape and have influenced the way we think about archaeology.
This conference focuses on technology – old and new - and how it has influenced the archaeological record and the practice of archaeology in the early 21st century.
For inquiries regarding the conference theme and all papers inquiries please contact the papers coordinator: Dr Richard Walter at Richard.walter@stonebow.otago.ac.nz or phone (03) 479 8754.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

 
Chelsea Park sale gets nod - NZ Herald
Lot of historic heritage value here - including two historic dams.
Google Earth file: Chelsea Dams.kmz

 
Trust in race to save historic weir - Taranaki Daily News

 
Old pre-European waste dump discovered - tvnz.co.nz

Monday, April 07, 2008

 
Pilbara archaeological finds dated to 35,000 years - Theage.com.au

Friday, April 04, 2008

 
BBC NEWS - Faeces hint at first Americans

 
BBC NEWS - Necklace is oldest in Americas

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

 
Tourist held for stealing ear of ancient Easter Island statue - The Guardian

 
That cannonball - RNZ Checkpoint item (Audio)

 
Scoop: Challenge to Council: protect heritage areas


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