Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 9, 2023 5:38:52 GMT 12
A VOYAGE INTO THE MĀORI PAST ON ENDERBY
How Māori lived on the sub-Antarctic island of Enderby is the focus of an ambitious expedition involving scientists from the University of Auckland, the University of Canterbury and Ngāi Tahu.
Professor Anderson established that Polynesian voyaging into the sub-polar regions occurred around 700 years ago, and through initial archaeological excavations at Sandy Bay, discovered earth ovens containing the bones of seals and sea lions, fish, mussels, albatrosses, and petrels.
Māori settlers, it’s been thought, only stayed for one or two summers and left behind a limited number of stone artefacts......
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2023/04/05/a-voyage-into-the-maori-past-on-enderby.html
How Māori lived on the sub-Antarctic island of Enderby is the focus of an ambitious expedition involving scientists from the University of Auckland, the University of Canterbury and Ngāi Tahu.
Professor Anderson established that Polynesian voyaging into the sub-polar regions occurred around 700 years ago, and through initial archaeological excavations at Sandy Bay, discovered earth ovens containing the bones of seals and sea lions, fish, mussels, albatrosses, and petrels.
Māori settlers, it’s been thought, only stayed for one or two summers and left behind a limited number of stone artefacts......
www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2023/04/05/a-voyage-into-the-maori-past-on-enderby.html