14th century Maori village discovered by Otago archaeologists
5/30/2018 08:00:00 PM
A group of University of Otago archaeologists have uncovered the peripheries of a 14th century MÄori village in Gisborne.
The University’s Southern Pacific Archaeological Research (SPAR) unit has recently completed it’s third visit to Eastland Port in Gisborne. Heritage New Zealand granted archaeological consent to the Port in 2016, as part of an ongoing redevelopment project.
Among the findings in the 2.5 metre-deep excavation were moa bones and other food items, fish hooks manufactured of moa bone and stone tools made of obsidian and chert. The site was located on the edge of an old riverbed. The obsidian (volcanic glass) was used by early MÄori settlers as simple cutting tools. The materials found are estimated to date back to the early 1300s.
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