Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Houhora : a fourteenth century Maori village in Northland
Other Name
Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. (Alternate title)
Bulletin of the Auckland Museum. (Alternate title)
Bulletin of the Auckland Museum ; 19 (Series)
Auckland Museum Bulletins (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Place
Date
2002
Physical Description
x, 169 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0908623526
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Introduction (The landscape ; Geology ; Vegetation ; The cultural landscape ; Cultural and historical context) -- 2. The collections (Auckland Museum ; Wagener Museum ; Other collections) -- 3. Archaeological excavations (The excavations ; Stratigraphy ; Features ; Distribution of artefacts ; Radiocarbon dates ; Interpretation of stratigraphy) -- 4. Ornaments (Imitation whale tooth pendants ; Reel units ; Drilled teeth ; Bone beads ; Other ornaments ; Discussion) -- 5. Miscellaneous bone and shell items (Bone chisels ; Bone points ; Bone awls ; Teka ; Tattoo chisels ; Bone needles ; Other items).
6. Fishing gear (One-piece fish-hooks ; Breakage patterns of one=-piece fish-hooks ; Manufacture of one-piece fishhooks ; Two-piece fishhooks ; Trolling hooks ; Harpoons ; Stone hooks ; Stone sinker ; Discussion of fishing gear) -- 7. Adzes and chisels (Excavated adze materials, Auckland Museum ; Wagener Museum adzes ; Other adzes ; Maintenance of adzes) -- 8. Miscellaneous stone items (Scrapers ; Hammerstones ; Drill points ; Stone files and abraders ; Other items ; Baked clay ; Pumice cones ; Stone flakes) -- 9. Faunal analysis (Seals ; Dolphins and whale ; Bony fish ; Cartilaginous fish ; Dog ; Moa ; Small birds ; Rat ; Tuatara ; Shellfish) -- Conclusions (Archaeology ; The norrthern Archaic ; Settlement pattern ; Dating ; The artefact assemblage ; East Polynesian material culture ; Archaeology and artefacts).
Appendices (1: Dolphin and other cetacean bone/ Michael Taylor ; 2: Small bird bone analysis / Richard McGovern-Wilson ; 3: Charcoal identifications / Rod Wallace ; 4: Distribution of excavated artefacts by square and layer ; 5: Catalogue numbers of illustrated artefacts ; 6: Scientific and common names referred to in text).
Public Access Text
Incorrect ISSN printed on item. Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-137) and index.
Collection Type
Reading Room Reference
General Collection
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
16 May 2024
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