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Thursday, March 28, 2024
7 April - 2pm Meeting and Talk at the Brain Watkins Hall - Robley & Tauranga, by Tim Walker
Tim Walker is an Auckland-based arts & culture consultant. Previously he worked in art galleries and museums for three decades – at the Waikato Museum of Art and History, National Art Gallery and Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, Dowse Art Museum and Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum. Tim is chair of Te Kura Toi Whakaari; NZ Drama School. He has a MA (Hons) in Art History from the University of Auckland and was awarded an Honorary Degree in Creative Technologies by the Wellington Institute of Technology for his work at The Dowse. Tim wrote his Art History Master's thesis on Horatio Gordon Robley. He has maintained an interest in the subject since, including friendships with Robley's descendants in the Bay of Plenty and Whanganui. He is currently writing a book centred on Robley's extraordinary life. He will be talking about Robley's relationship with Tauranga and New Zealand, and our changing relationship with him. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0qVVQgQqQGwthBssUqvXpPnvtmzWKXX7EQsYuFS4FtiuqbzUYGhqCChh2S1LDbDDml&id=100064734544503
Cold War satellite images reveal nearly 400 Roman forts Declassified Cold War-era spy satellite images have led researchers to identify 396 previously unknown Roman forts in Syria and Iraq. The research points towards a vibrant network supporting trade and cultural exchange rather than a rigid border defense system. The discovery builds upon the pioneering work of French Jesuit priest Father Antoine Poidebard, who, in the 1920s, conducted one of the world's first aerial archaeological surveys, documenting 116 forts along what was believed to be the eastern boundary of the Roman Empire. Casana's team identified 396 forts scattered across the Syrian steppe, far exceeding Poidebard's count. The newfound forts, distributed both east-to-west and north-to-south, challenge the notion of a strict border and indicate a more fluid and interconnected Roman frontier... More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2023/11/cold-war-satellite-images-reveal-nearly-400-roman-forts/. . Archaeology News #archaeology #archeology #romanempire #coldwar #romanfort https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0dod7cTCHtMohn86P2NJuqcR4x71Mdg7ZGSdhs3QXtSqB7V8x1TmuLQAutkAHZoHXl&id=100063738295755
The remote island of St Helena, a British overseas territory, is best known for Napoleon's tomb - its biggest tourist attraction. However, while overseeing the construction of a long-awaited airport on the island, Annina van Neel learns that the remains of thousands of formerly enslaved Africans have been uncovered, unearthing one of the most significant traces of the transatlantic slave trade in the world.
Vanessa Tanner writes:
National Emergency Management Pilot Archaeological Survey and Assessment Tāirawhiti – call for volunteers As climate change impacts are increasing and significant weather events are occurring with greater frequency, archaeological sites are being damaged and lost as a result of disaster events. NZAA, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and the Department of Conservation jointly contribute to, and support , the New Zealand Archaeological Site Recording Scheme. In the spirit of that agreement the three organisations are partnering in a pilot project to update archaeological information, record baseline condition data and assist communities to monitor and record change, and to make management recommendations to reduce the loss of sites. As a result of the severe weather events and States of Emergency that were declared in the Tāirawhiti (Gisborne District), the pilot project will be located within the rohe of Te Aitanga a Hauiti in the vicinity of Uawa/Tolaga Bay. The boundaries of the project will be set in agreement with Te Aitanga a Hauiti. The pilot project will be led by Heritage New Zealand. NZAA members are invited to contact Vanessa Tanner if you would like to be involved in fieldwork as a volunteer. Fieldwork is planned to commence in the week beginning 6 May 2024. Please note that the project coordinators are seeking archaeologists experienced in archaeological survey, recording and assessment to volunteer for the project. Contact Vanessa at vtanner@heritage.org.nz if you would like to volunteer.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
We have revealed a unique time capsule of Australia's first coastal people from 50,000 years ago https://flip.it/pz5eR-
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Obsidian blades with food traces reveal 1st settlers of Rapa Nui had regular contact with South Americans 1,000 years ago
Friday, March 22, 2024
Identification of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) and South American crops introduced during early settlement of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), as revealed through starch analysis
Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Kia ora Garry The San José, travelling to Europe with treasures to fund the war of the Spanish succession when it was sunk by the British in 1708, has been at the centre of a dispute over who has rights to the wreck, including $17bn in booty. "There has been this persistent view of the galleon as a treasure trove. We want to turn the page on that," Alhena Caicedo, director of the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History, said. "We aren't thinking about treasure. We're thinking about how to access the historical and archaeological information at the site." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/18/san-jose-shipwreck-recovery and An internationally important collection of shells, including specimens from Captain Cook's final voyage, has been rediscovered 40 years after it was thought to have been thrown into a skip. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/mar/12/shells-from-captain-cooks-final-voyage-saved-from-skip cheers, Moira From: Garry Law <glawnz@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, 21 March 2024 13:56 To: Moira White <Moira.White@otagomuseum.nz> Subject: Re: eNews? Ta There is a response out today from Rangitane Kia ora Garry I don't know if this is essentially the same as the text that appeared in all the other outlets, but the second one, from 6 days ago, has audio. Montford Corporation Limited was sentenced in the Blenheim District Court on a charge of modifying or damaging an archaeological site, without the permission of Heritage New Zealand. They were fined $55,250 and ordered to pay court costs. The land in question is near the Wairau Bar, one of the most significant archaeological sites in Aotearoa. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/512244/iwi-share-distress-sadness-as-company-fined-for-damaging-marlborough-archaeological-site#:~:text=Montford%20Corporation%20Limited%20was%20sentenced,ordered%20to%20pay%20court%20costs A company that damaged one of the Aotearoa's most significant archaeological sites has been ordered to pay just over 55-thousand dollars after doing earthworks without the required consent from Heritage New Zealand. The Wairau Bar in Marlborough is a site of significant archaeological significance and is recognised as one of the earliest places of settlement. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/middayreport/audio/2018930258/company-fined-for-damaging-marlborough-archaeological-site cheers, Moira MOIRA WHITE Curator, Humanities TŪHURA OTAGO MUSEUM moira.white@otagomuseum.nz Ph +64 |03| 479 3265 419 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system sender.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Mōrena Garry Alice Gorman is an internationally renowned expert of space archaeology. The Associate Professor has made a career of tracking human-made items in the cosmos, and studying their cultural significance. She lays claim to the first archaeological fieldwork to ever to take place outside of Earth, co-directing a study on how astronauts interact with their surroundings at the International Space Station in 2022. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018930720/the-cultural-preservation-of-space-junk cheers, Moira MOIRA WHITE Curator, Humanities TŪHURA OTAGO MUSEUM moira.white@otagomuseum.nz Ph +64 |03| 479 3265 419 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system sender.
Saturday, March 16, 2024
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Thursday, March 14, 2024
A joint Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission has uncovered the upper part of a huge statue of King Ramses II during excavations south of the Egyptian city of Minya, Egypt's tourism and antiquities ministry said on Monday. The limestone block is about 3.8 metres (12.5 feet) high and depicts a seated Ramses wearing a double crown and a headdress topped with a royal cobra, Bassem Jihad, head of the mission's Egyptian team, said in a statement. https://www.reuters.com/science/archaeologists-egypt-unearth-section-large-ramses-ii-statue-2024-03-04/
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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