Abstract
The University of Otago Annual Archaeology Postgraduate Symposium 2024 was held in Room R7N10 of the Richardson Building, University of Otago, Dunedin and on Zoom on 2 August 2024. The welcome was given by Dr Charles Radclyffe (Postgraduate Events Coordinator) and the mihi by Dr Zac McIvor (Kaiāwhina Māori Archaeology Programme). This was followed by presentations by Otago's Archaeology postgraduates:
Ko Takaroa Ara Rau: The multivocality of an entangled archaeologist - Rachel Wesley (PhD Candidate)
Heritage Practice as (Re)Connection to Whenua Tīpuna: A Murihiku Case Study - Marie Dunn (PhD Candidate)
He Waka Tipua, He Waka Atua, Te Waka Tākitimu e! Understanding Kaupapa Māori Archaeology for the Health and Wellbeing of Māori Coastal Communities - Jacinta Beckwith (PhD Candidate)
Filling in the gap: unravelling the past in Northeast Mainland New Guinea - Loretta Hasu (PhD Candidate)
He aho huna ō ngā kauika ō Tangaroa: Investigating marine mammal species utilised in taonga tūturu with minimally invasive ZooMS protocols - Sophie White (PhD Candidate)
From Shipshape to High and Dry: Diving into an Object Life-History Approach to Shipwrecks and Their Global Entanglements - Rosie Marchant (Masters Candidate)
Flexural Strength of Moa Long Bones Relative to Haversian Systems: Implications for Fishhook performance and Design - Leah Harding (MArchP Candidate)
Archaeology and the Ātea. A comprehensive Landscape analysis incorporating Pūrākau and Hītori at Kairākau, Hawke's Bay, Aotearoa/ New Zealand - Stella August (MArchP Candidate, submitted)
Hapū experiences of CRM archaeology - Quinta Wilson (PhD Candidate)
An investigation of the spatial distribution of Māori Rock Art in North Otago and Canterbury, New Zealand - Jess Delman (MArchP Candidate, gave apologies)