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Sunde Site, Motutapu, after the eruption of Rangitoto

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  • Description

    Reconstruction based on archaeological evidence from the Sunde Site excavations. Picture shows the effects of the volcanic eruption on the adjacent island of Motutapu with fire denuding the vegetation and the ash showers destroying the Maori settlement.

  • Other Id

    1208 (Presto content ID)

    PD-1995-1-5 (Reference Number)

    81631 (DBTextworks system ID)

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    Art

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