Digging up the past
Subtitle: archaeology for the young and curious
By: David Veart
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9781869404659
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people); Juvenile literature; Antiquities; Excavations (Archaeology); Kōrero nehe; Papakāinga
Description: "Introduces young and curious readers to the story of New Zealand, from Pacific voyagers to contemporary crime scenes, that archaeologists have discovered. Along the way, readers will learn about what archaeologists actually do, from digging up shell middens to testing ancient DNA. And readers will uncover amazing facts about our past: How Māori used kuri, the native dog, as a four-legged fridge, how warplanes were hidden deep within Devonport's North Head (or were they?), how DNA has revealed the number of people who first settled Aotearoa, and much much more"--Publisher information. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 105).

New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards Finalist 2012.

Winner New Zealand Post Honour book award 2012.
Table of contents: title: Leave nothing but footprints; title: Voyaging nation; title: A new world of giant birds; title: and meat; title: When you sight a site; title: Dig!; title: New land, new gardens (same old veggies); title: In it up to your elbows; title: Tales from tools; title: Pets, cloaks and four-legged fridges; title: Pā and learning how to see; title: Historical archaeology; title: Location, location, location; title: Where did all those trees go?; title: Chinese gold; title: Wandering Celts meet Occam's razor; title: Boeing, Boeing gone; title: Archaeology on ice; title: Moa under the nmine base.