The Sweet Potato Factory - An Archaeological Investigation of the Pouerua Cultivation Landscape
Bell, Alexander Campbell

View/ Open
Cite this item:
Bell, A. C. (2013). The Sweet Potato Factory - An Archaeological Investigation of the Pouerua Cultivation Landscape (Thesis, Master of Arts). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4274
Permanent link to OUR Archive version:
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4274
Abstract:
Pouerua is a volcanic cone at the centre of a large archaeological landscape in the inland Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand. The volcanic cone has been extensively modified by Maori in the past, and the surrounding landscape shows similar levels of widespread modification.
The results of the field surveys and the investigation of the horticultural features indicated that the horticultural landscape at Pouerua was not one large development but rather a series of smaller constructions that overlapped and abutted one another.
The interpretations of the horticultural data were used to investigate whether temporal and spatial change could be identified in the surviving horticultural systems.
The results of the investigation of both the individual horticultural features and the horticultural systems was used to investigate how the cultivation landscape at Pouerua related to the numerous pa and kainga in the area.
The results of this study suggest that the horticultural aspect of the Pouerua landscape underwent a series of changes in a similar vein to the pa and kainga within the same area.
Date:
2013
Advisor:
Barber, Ian
Degree Name:
Master of Arts
Degree Discipline:
Anthropology
Publisher:
University of Otago
Keywords:
Pouerua; New; Zealand; Archaeology; Maori; Cultivation; Horticulture
Research Type:
Thesis
Languages:
English
Collections
- Anthropology and Archaeology [132]
- Thesis - Masters [2450]