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Study tracks historic movement of Maori groups
12 Dec, 2017 2:48pm
Jamie Morton
By: Jamie Morton
A young researcher has combined cutting-edge data analysis and ancient artefacts to gain fresh insights into our country's pre-European history.
The igneous rock obsidian has long been a useful reference for archaeologists to piece together the past, given Maori used it for a range of tools and activities.
University of Auckland researcher Caleb Gemmell took a new approach to studying them with what's called social network analysis - a set of tools and data models used to redefine the structure of social groups.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11958208 (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11958208)