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Picture perfect – a gallery of archaeologist’s art
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Today we would like to take you through some art work created by our team over the years. But this isn’t for your local charity art auction – these images illustrate the archaeological process we undertake on a daily basis. … Continue reading →
O flower of Scotland, when will we see your like again? Well, maybe in Chr…
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Christchurch is rightly or wrongly traditionally thought of as an English city, but at every turn we can see a glimpse of England’s arch enemy…the Scots. While they may now technically be at peace, they do still meet annually on … Continue reading →
Massive tool auction as another Christchurch building company goes under
Articles, Videos, TV3
Earthquake work is drying up, leaving tradies without work.
Walk this way
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Lyttelton is a fun and exciting place to do archaeology. I’ve been lucky enough to get to do a bit of archaeology in Lyttelton in the last few months, mainly out in the road, because of the digging that’s been … Continue reading →
Toys through the years
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
“It must have been a happy household,” was the remark made by one of our team members when she saw the artefact assemblage we are discussing on today’s blog post. Whilst children’s artefacts are relatively common finds on New Zealand … Continue reading →
Design and location of the Canterbury Earthquake Memorial
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of a page on the EQ Recovery Learning site which linked to a YouTube video. This short video provides an insight into the design and location of the Canterbury Earthquake Memorial, due to be completed in February 2017. We meet its designer Grega Vezjak, who shares his vision for the Memorial
Resume Play: A new era for cricket in post-earthquake Christchurch
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of a page on the EQ Recovery Learning site which linked to a YouTube video. In 2015, Christchurch hosted the biggest international cricket tournament ever to be played in New Zealand - the ICC Cricket World Cup. Take a look behind the scenes and through the eyes of some of Canterbury's most passionate cricketers as cricket makes its epic return to the Hagley Oval.
Earthquake felt in Canterbury
Articles, TV3
The magnitude 4.0 quake was 15km east of Christchurch.
Touring the past
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
It seems almost expected now that many of us will go on semi-frequent overseas jaunts and visit the spectacular local scenery that New Zealand has to offer. However, most of us probably don’t often think about when these destinations became … Continue reading →
‘The broken pitcher’
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Today, art is my inspiration, at least as a starting point. The title of this blog post may seem whimsical, but it is both a practical description of our subject today and a reference to the art of centuries past. … Continue reading →
The changing face of a 19th century farmstead
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
We have published previously on the importance of buildings, be they residential or commercial, as an artefact in understanding 19th century culture in New Zealand. While it’s easy to overlook the humble cottage as a source of archaeological data, houses … Continue reading →
Aftershocks still shaking Christchurch seven years after quake
Articles, TV3
Just last week the city was rocked by four small earthquakes.
Under the ground, over the ground and under the floor
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Underfloor deposits are as exasperating as they are exciting. Exasperating because the context is not particularly secure: objects usually accumulate under a house over time (thrown or swept from the outside, lost or dropped between the floorboards, dragged in by … Continue reading →
Christchurch family says there's no justice over tattoo parlour death
Articles, Videos, TV3
Matti McEachen was killed by falling masonry in the 2011 earthquake.
Uncovering Victoria Square
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
In 1848, when the City of Christchurch was nothing but a design concept of the Canterbury Association back in London the idea of a ‘little slice of England’ (but half the world away) was born (Rice 2014, 9). Exactly how … Continue reading →
Antigua Street Bridge – from the beginning until 1945
Articles, Lost Christchurch
“Bridges are as much a distinctive part of the Christchurch landscape as its well-planted appearance and its old Gothic style provincial buildings. The chance which placed the city by the river Avo…
“The Publican and the Sinner.”
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The story of a rugby mad church cleric, his neglected wife and a widowed publican. Read time approximately 26 minutes. He was a widower and father of two children. She was a cleric’s wife, te…