It was my privilege to spend some time with Hilary Barry from TVNZ Seven Sharp and show her around while chatting about archaeology, history and the price of the veggies! Hilary, you are a Legend, see you at 7.00 pm!
A project in Christchurch CBD with Angel Trendafilov as an s.45 archaeologist revealed an intriguing feature: a brick well from the 1860s filled with domestic rubbish from the era: bottles, plates, smoking pipes, shirt buttons, candle holders and much more. A wish well for an archaeologist!
This is one of the biggest projects for 2023, where Angel Trendafilov was involved as a s.45 archaeologist. The Pōhara Rising Main project required the excavation of a 1.5 km long trench through the township and the valley of Pōhara. The average depth of the trench was 1.7 m and revealed an abundance of midden deposits, ovens, post holes and occupational layers. In total, 51 archaeological features were recorded, and some of them were large! (see photo below). The report is underway!
