Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Prehistoric Maori fortifications in the North Island of New Zealand
Other Name
New Zealand Archaeological Association monograph ; no. 6 (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Longman Paul
Place
Date
1976
Physical Description
73 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0582717469
0582717477
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Half-tile verso signed: Aileen Fox 052457
Copy 2 signed by author.
Copy 126577 signed by the author, Auckland Museum 1974-6. Includes notecard with letter to Graham and Olwen [Turbott] gifting the book for Christmas 1993, from Aileen, Exeter
Content
1. The evidence and its interpretation. Literary and pictorial evidence and the archaeological evidence of field survey and excavation.
2. The pa and its defences. Varieties of pa and the development of pa defences.
3. Structures and planning with the pa. Houses--cooking places--stores and storage pits--sacred places.
4. The pa and the hill-fort compared: ramparts, entrances, layout of the interior, houses, economy, religious practices.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Excavations (Archaeology)--New Zealand--North Island]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-68) and index. Originally presented by the author as three Macmillan Brown lectures at Auckland University, 1974.
Collection Type
Reading Room
General Collection
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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