Food is an essential part of human existence and directly linked to the cultural behaviour of individuals, groups, and institutions. In their commentary on food studies, Mintz and Du Bois (2002, p. 8) noted that war has ...

This thesis explores the use of whales as a material resource, and the role that these animals played in the Māori lifeway during New Zealand prehistory. The research examines the methods used in procuring and processing ...

The distribution of pā sites in the central New Zealand region of Tōtaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound is investigated to determine the relationship between pā and other Māori archaeological sites, and the influence of maritime ...

This research examines the nature of health care provision in Central Otago during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century through an archaeological and historical investigation of the St Bathans cottage hospital. ...

Most existing models of settlement and subsistence in New Zealand archaeology were developed in conjunction with radiocarbon dates that no longer meet the current criteria for chronometric hygiene, and have generally been ...

This thesis examines the socio-economy of smallholder sugar cane farms in Fiji with particular attention to the participation and experiences of women. There is also consideration of the involvement of other household ...

Underpinning most anthropological definitions of culture is the concept of the cultural transmission and diffusion of learned behaviour. Anthropological works generally emphasise the outcomes of this transmission rather ...

It is well established that among immigrants, language shift away from the native language, towards that of the host language occurs over two to four generations. This has been found in numerous places including New Zealand, ...

This thesis is an historical/analytical account of the ways in which the pelvis has been studied. The starting point is Turner's 1885 study in which the pelvis was used as a 'thing' to demonstrate racial progressionism. ...

Currently there are a wide variety of methodologies in use for the analysis of glassware from New Zealand historic sites. Different methodological approaches and ways of presenting results mean that material from different ...