Research Catalog

Title

In care of the Southern Ocean : an archaeological and historical survey of the Auckland Islands / edited by Paul R. Dingwall, Kevin L. Jones and Rachael Egerton.

Publication

Auckland, [N.Z.] : New Zealand Archaeological Association, 2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dingwall, P. R. (Paul Richard)
• Jones, Kevin L.
• Egerton, R. (Rachael)
• New Zealand Archaeological Association.

Description

v, 317 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm.

Summary

The papers collected here present a new account of the human history and archaeology of the Auckland Islands including prehistoric archaeology, sealing, the Enderby settlement, scientific and discovery expeditions, pastoral farming, shipwrecks, the Erlangen incident and botanical evidence of people.

Series Statement

New Zealand Archaeological Association monograph , 0111-5715 ; 27

Uniform Title

New Zealand Archaeological Association monograph ; 27.

Subject

• Archaeological surveying > Auckland Islands
• Excavations (Archaeology) > Auckland Islands
• Archaeology and history > Auckland Islands
• Auckland Islands (N.Z.) > Antiquities
• Auckland Islands (N.Z.) > History

Genre/Form

History

Note

• "Published with the assistance of Department of Conservation who funded and managed the 2003 Auckland Islands field expedition and research project"--Label affixed to t.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction / Paul R. Dingwall and Kevin L. Jones -- 2. Prehistoric archaeology in the Auckland Islands, New Zealand Subantarctic region / Atholl Anderson -- 3. Sealing in the Auckland Islands / Nigel Prickett -- 4. The Enderby Settlement (1849-52): Archaeological reconstruction of a British Colonial settlement at the Aucklnad Islands / Paul R. Dingwall and Kevin L Jones -- 5. Terror Cove, Port Ross: The German Transit of Venus expedition 1874 and other Scientific and Discovery expeditions from 1840 to the start of World War I / Kevin L. Jones -- 6. Pastoral farming at the Auckland Islands / Paul R. Dingwall -- 7. The Auckland Islands shipwreck era / Rachael Egerton, Sally Burgess, Peter Petchey and Paul R. Dingwall -- 8. The Erlangen incident and the Cape expedition of World War II / Steve Bagley, Kevin L. Jones, Paul R. Dingwall and Chris Edkins -- 9. Picking up the plant trail : Botanical evidence of people in the Auckland Islands / Geoff Walls -- 10. Historic landscapes and seascapes of the Auckland Islands / Kevin L. Jones and Paul R. Dingwall.

ISBN

• 9780958297707 (pbk.)
• 0958297703 (pbk.)

OCLC

378614140

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library