Presenting a selection of children’s ceramic plates and cups excavated in Christchurch for your perusal, with commentary. Jessie Garland References Riley, Noel., 1991. Gifts for Good Children: The History of Children’s China, Part 1, 1790-1890. Richard Dennis, Somerset.
Today Aotearoa continues to take tentative steps back into level 2 of the Covid-19 response, so you might think it strange that I would be voluntarily stepping back into quarantine. But we’re the stepping back into the history – all … Continue reading →
Yet another year gone! It’s been a strange one, out there in the world, but here at Underground Overground it’s been a year of excavation, discoveries, stories and all things archaeological. In the proper spirit of history, let’s take a … Continue reading →
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 9 October 2013 entitled, "Random things".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 21 January 2014 entitled, "Weekend wanderings".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 23 October 2013 entitled, "'Home' by Julie Myerson".
A story submitted by Rosie Belton to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Lauren to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 July 2012 entitled, "Scenic Circuit".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 February 2012 entitled, "Mitigating the Memories".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 December 2011 entitled, "Mother's Milestone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 February 2013 entitled, "Commemorative Cones".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 July 2011 entitled, "Lost Landmarks".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 29 May 2011 entitled, "Deconsecration and Destruction".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 September 2011 entitled, "Circling the City".
A story submitted by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 3 March 2013 entitled, "A Poignant Memorial".
A few weeks ago, there was an interesting interview on Radio New Zealand with historian Jock Phillips, on the history of tobacco use in New Zealand. In the interview, Jock talked about the ways in which people consumed tobacco in … Continue reading →
From Staffordshire pottery to American made glass-ware, we’ve come across artefacts from all over the world on archaeological sites here in Christchurch. This prevalence of internationally made artefacts, and what it means for the city’s history, is something that’s come … Continue reading ...
Part the First Movember is upon us once again, and to celebrate Undershaved Overgrown Archaeology brings to you a brief history of facial hair in Aotearoa. Movember is all about men’s health, and we’ve previously covered health in the blog … Continue reading →
Hello loyal blog readers, welcome back to another year of posts on the history and archaeology of 19th century Christchurch. I thought we’d start the year off by looking back at one of our more interesting finds from the very … Continue reading →
Call us appraisalists, historical researchers, or even cyber archaeologists. Most of our day consists of using a wide variety of historical material to pull together the histories of sites around Canterbury (and to make sure those archaeologists in the field … Continue reading →
It came as a bit of a surprise when over 1000 fragments of broken stoneware jars were unearthed at an otherwise ordinary Christchurch archaeological site. But there, sitting under some old petrol tanks, was Christchurch history waiting to be found.What … Continue reading →
As the study of human history, it comes as no surprise that archaeology can be an exercise in contradictions. Humans are, after all, complex and paradoxical creatures. From a material culture perspective, one of the most obvious and frustrating incongruities … Continue reading →
Anyone in the office will tell you that I have a keen interest in military history, especially anything related to the World War 2 period. I like my airplanes, yes (hats off to the de Havilland Mosquito, that twin engine … Continue reading →
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 27 July 2014 entitled, "(Re) Openings".
A story submitted by Lisa Bevan to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 19 May 2012 entitled, "Cordon Cutback".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 21 September 2011 entitled, "Caring for the Convalescent".
A story submitted by Haydon Wilson to the QuakeStories website.