Blog View by topic: All All Archaeology Beyond our walls Collections Exhibitions Events Entangled Islands From the Director Geology History Learning MuseTech Taonga Māori Research Still Life War Memorial Kermadec Expedition Pou Maumahara Volume SW Pacific Expedition Show more View by date: Any Any 2019 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Show more Digitising moa Wednesday, 27 June 2018During July, several moa skeletons from Auckland Museum will be imaged and 3D scanned to make our collections, and their stories, more accessible to the public and researchers alike. In this piece, Land Vertebrates Curator, Matt Rayner, describes the importance of this project. Read more Location, Location, Location!Thursday, 24 May 2018Auckland Museum has over four million objects in our collection. As you can imagine, keeping track of all these items can be quite a challenge! Read more What's Eating Auckland Museum? Thursday, 10 May 2018Museums across the world are fighting a constant battle to preserve their collections, often competing with an abundance of pesky pests. Read more Collecting the Kings Arms Tuesday, 8 May 2018Last month, Auckland's legendary performance venue, the Kings Arms closed its doors after nearly 60 years as a working men's pub and later as a live music venue. In this blog, our curator, Jane Groufsky describes the pieces they collected from this iconic venue and why. Read more Rediscovering our archaeological collectionsFriday, 4 May 2018Lori Bowers shares her experiences of working with the Archaeological Collections at Auckland Museum. Material from archaeological excavations is diverse and has to be curated and recorded in a consistent way. Because of the quantity of material, the task can be repetitive but there are always interesting things to discover. Read more Archaeological puzzles and the importance of prepositions Wednesday, 2 May 2018At any archaeological dig, there are all number of objects that help to build a picture of past lives. But as with a puzzle, a single piece is worthless, or may be a red herring; it is the correct linking of the pieces which forms the picture.Read more Kurī in ArchaeologyTuesday, 1 May 2018Convergence of this year’s New Zealand Archaeology Week with the Year of the Dog provides the perfect opportunity to highlight the Polynesian dog or kurī and its importance to archaeological investigation in Aotearoa. Read more Archaeology beneath our feetMonday, 30 April 2018In the late 1980s, archaeologists uncovered the remnants of a small Queen street jail. As they dug deeper, a trove of artefacts were discovered revealing a rich history dating back 5-600 years. In this blog, Archaeology Curator, Louise Furey explains how these finds have helped to understand the occupation of this land throughout history. Read more Archaeology on the maunga of Tāmaki MakaurauMonday, 30 April 2018In this piece, Archaeology Curator Louise Furey explains how archaeological work on Auckland's volcanic cones has given important insights into how these distinctive landscape features were utilised by Māori. Read more Far away but not forgotten Tuesday, 24 April 2018Malta received thousands of sick and wounded New Zealanders in the First World War and many didn't make it off the island. Find out more about this tragic history. Read more 1 2 3 4 5 ... Next page Previous page