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- 18th International Radiocarbon Conference - The 14c conference will be held in Wellington 1-5 September 2003.
www.gns.cri.nz/atom/rafter/14conference2003/index.html
- Antiquities Act - The Antiquities Act and how it is administered.
www.cultureandheritage.govt.nz/antiquities
- Auckland Archaeological Society - Information about this student organization.
www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/ant/archsoc/index%202001.htm
- Bell Block Bypass, New Plymouth Field School - The field school will involve the excavation of a 19th century house site and the surrounding area. Includes: information and applications.
www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/ant/317/field%20school%20frames.htm
- Buried Treasures at Site of Former Barracks - An article in the New Zealand Herald reporting the discovery of the skeleton of a large dog and a shallow trench on the site of the former Albert Barracks in the grounds of the University of Auckland.
www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=231756&thesection=news&thesubsection=general
- Centre for Archaeological Research - Provides archaeological services: impact assessments, artifact conservation, survey, mapping, remote sensing, petrographic and geochemical analysis, lithics sourcing, obsidian hydration dating, wood and charcoal identification, GIS, photography, and illustration.
www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/ant/car.htm
- Clear Message in Prosecution - Response from the New Zealand Historic Places Trust on the recent prosecution and fining of two companies, Payne Sewell and Higgins Contractors Limited, for their involvement in knowingly damaging and destroying a burial area at Waikanae.
www.historic.org.nz/news/media_releases/2001_10_05.htm
- Garry Law's New Zealand Archaeology Page - Features news, articles, papers, and links.
www.lawas.co.nz/arch
- Greenstone Adze Found on Far North Seabed - An article in the New Zealand Herold reporting that divers have recovered a rare greenstone adze on the seabed of Whangape Harbour during an underwater site survey.
www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyID=888216
- Mangaia Project Reveals 7,000 Years of Ecological Changes to Island - The Mangaia Archaeological Project, headed by ARF Director Patrick V. Kirch, has yielded new information on the nature of ecological changes during the past 7,000 years.
www.arf.berkeley.edu/newsletter/1.1/mangaia.html
- Maritime Archaeological Association of New Zealand (MAANZ) - A group of concerned divers and non-divers joined together to form this association through which divers and others can be educated to act responsibly and correctly with sites and artifacts.
www.maanz.wellington.net.nz
- New Zealand Archaeological Association - An incorporated society offering membership to those interested in archaeology, with the objectives of promoting and fostering New Zealand archaeology
www.nzarchaeology.org
- NZAA- Auckland Branch Discussion Group - NZAA members who live and work in the Auckland region, use this forum to discuss issues and problems of the archaeology of the region, especially the problems arising from resource management (Yahoo Group).
groups.yahoo.com/group/NZAA_Auckland
- Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory - The Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory is part of the Natural Resources Group of the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences. Includes sample results, history, pricing and contact information.
www.gns.cri.nz/atom/rafter/rafter.htm
- Site Destruction Angers Relatives of Old Regiment - An article in the New Zealand Herald reporting that the descendants of a long-disbanded British regiment are furious at the destruction of archaeological remains at the site of the former Albert Barracks in the grounds of the University of Auckland.
www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=225002&thesection=news&thesubsection=general
- The Characterization and Prehistoric Exploitation of New Zealand 'Greenstone' Sources - A proposal to readdress the problem of sourcing by focusing on 'artefact-quality' material and by intensively sampling one or more sources for chemical analysis in order to properly assess the feasability of characterization.
www.shef.ac.uk/%7Eap/research/nz.html
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