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We are very sad to hear of the passing peacefully this morning of our friend and colleague Kevin Jones. He was a much valued and respected member of the archaeological community, and great fun at conferences, even if he totally loved to take the p**s out of Hans. RIP Kevin. Arohanui.

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Fieldwork in archaeology can take you to lots of different places. Some pictures of the unusual encounters on the morning commute to the site. Not strictly archaeology....

Everything you need to know about GPR, although in a UK context. Any questions about using it in a NZ context? Please ask 🙂

GEOPHYS WHIZZ: Masterclass with Time Team's Jimmy Adcock GPR pro Jimmy Adcock, Time Team's geophys whizz and GPR guru, shares an exclusive masterclass on the wonders of ground penetrating radar.You may well be more familia...

419 drone pictures. 16 million points. One textured model. (with approval of the Department of Conservation and mana whenua to fly a drone over this conservation land).

Some of the work we have done at Carlaw Park (Ah Chee market gardens) is included in this beautiful book.

Shifting Grounds - BWB Bridget Williams Books 'In a city that has forgotten and erased much of its history, there are still places where traces of the past can be found.' Deep histories, both natural and human, have been woven together over hundreds of years in places across Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland,

One of the discoveries underneath the 1940s state houses (blue features) in Taamaki Makaurau: a small seasonal site with a small whare wedged into a basalt outcrop, fireplaces, shell midden and post holes (probably fences and bases for a simple pataka). The floor of the whare was made from consolidated, re-used shell midden. The site is overlooking a small gully where we found plenty of remnants of made Maori gardening soil. So the oral traditions for the area were quite accurate......

Nice article....

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The Archaeology of our Maunga | Roskill Development Dr Hans-Dieter Bader talks to us about what it means to work as an archaeologist in Tāmaki Makaurau today. What does archaeology tell us about the past and how does it help plan the future?

Stone row that indicates a division in a Maori horticultural system.

This week I did some outreach at a local secondary school and see what I got from one of the groups.

Nobody at university told that this is part of the job....

Using non-intrusive geophysical methods to explore ancient landscapes. Instead of looking at singular features and focus on it, the relationships between those in the landscape are most meaningful. This is not only true for the UK....Excavation is a last resort, once it's gone, it's gone and can't be replaced.

Vincent Gaffney: Stonehenge's hidden landscapes An extraordinary prehistoric landscape secret has been revealed in the UK. New research published in the journal Internet Archaeology outlines the discovery and mapping of a giant circle of buried shafts near Stonehenge.