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View article: Experimental Kūmara Gardens at Whatarangi, Palliser Bay and Robin Hood Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand: Results after 23 Years
Experimental Kūmara Gardens at Whatarangi, Palliser Bay and Robin Hood Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand: Results after 23 Years Open
Two experimental gardens of kūmara (Ipomoea batatas), one on each side of Cook Strait, were planted and harvested without fertiliser for a period of 14 and 23 years respectively. The mean annual yield for the garden on the north side of Co…
View article: Excavation of a twelfth-century prepared-core prismatic-blade workshop at Oturehua, Central Otago, New Zealand
Excavation of a twelfth-century prepared-core prismatic-blade workshop at Oturehua, Central Otago, New Zealand Open
This article describes an excavation of a quarry area and associated workshop, located at Oturehua in Central Otago, for the production of prepared-core prismatic blades made from silcrete using a hard hammer-stone. Of the 290 m2 area laid…
View article: Lesley Montague Groube , 1937–2018: A Biographical Sketch
Lesley Montague Groube , 1937–2018: A Biographical Sketch Open
View article: Characterisation of 15 sources of Japanese obsidian: PIXE–PIGME analysis, and identification of archaeological specimens
Characterisation of 15 sources of Japanese obsidian: PIXE–PIGME analysis, and identification of archaeological specimens Open
Samples of obsidian from 15 different volcanic sources in Kyushu, Honshu and Hokkaido were subjected to analysis using the PIXE–PIGME method. Eighteen elements were resolved for each source, and a series of statistical techniques was used …
View article: Archaeological excavations at Pig Bay (N38/21, R10/22), Motutapu Island, Auckland, New Zealand, in 1958 and 1959
Archaeological excavations at Pig Bay (N38/21, R10/22), Motutapu Island, Auckland, New Zealand, in 1958 and 1959 Open
A large collection of artefacts and faunal material recovered 60 years ago from an excavation on the island of Motutapu, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand is described for the first time.The occupation site primarily functioned as an adze manufact…
View article: Obsidian floater washed up on a beach in the Chatham Islands: geochemical composition and comparison with other volcanic glasses
Obsidian floater washed up on a beach in the Chatham Islands: geochemical composition and comparison with other volcanic glasses Open
A large block of pumice with a thick layer of volcanic glass attached to one side was found on a beach in the Chatham Islands. The geochemical signature of the specimen was most unusual: it proved to be a peralkaline phonolite with a negat…