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Christchurch, NZ, Aug 2015
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
Christchurch, NZ, Aug 2015
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
Christchurch, NZ, Aug 2015
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
Christchurch, NZ, Aug 2015
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect. In this photo - the left hand building is on the way up, and the right hand building is on the way down.
Christchurch, NZ, Aug 2015
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
Christchurch, NZ, Aug 2015
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
Christchurch, NZ, Aug 2015
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
Christchurch, NZ, Aug 2015
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect..
Christchurch, NZ, Aug 2015
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
Christchurch, NZ, Aug 2015
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
Christchurch Press 16 January 2015: Section B, Page 12 (Christchurch Editi…
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 12 of Section B of the Christchurch edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 16 January 2015.
Everything’s coming up roses (and lilies and jasmine and violets)
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man or woman in possession of natural body odour is most definitely in want of something to cover it up. At least, in today’s society, it certainly seems to be considered unacceptable … Continue reading →
Of all the gin joints.
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Picture this. A summer’s day: clear blue skies and the heat of the afternoon sunshine, just the hint of a breeze. You might be in a garden, sheltering from the sun in the shade of the tree or under a … Continue reading →
Feminine, masculine, grounds for divorce: the social effects of wearing pe…
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
When it comes to personal fragrance (continuing on from our post a couple of weeks ago), exactly which perfumes and deodorants we choose to wear can reveal a lot about us, as individuals and as a society. How we define … Continue reading →
Māori occupation at Raekura
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
People have lived in the Christchurch area for at least 700 years, and one of the earliest large settlements was at Redcliffs – Raekura – where a wide variety of naturally occurring foods could be obtained. There were shellfish on … Continue reading →
On the right track: tramways archaeology in Christchurch
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
How did people get around Christchurch in the 19th century? People certainly walked, or rode, perhaps on a horse, or in a wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse, such as a dray, gig, hackney, or hansom. And let’s not forget … Continue reading →
A breath of not-so-fresh air: archaeology and asbestos in Christchurch
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
When I first started studying to become an archaeologist, the dangers and difficulties of working with asbestos wasn’t really something that had ever crossed my mind. I knew what it was, in a vague sort of way, and that it … Continue reading →
From bottle to basement: uncovering a repository of information
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Late in 2014 we were contacted by contractors working on a rebuild project in Christchurch’s city centre. It was reported that a number of bottles had been uncovered during routine earthworks and the area cordoned off until our arrival. The bottles … Continue reading →
In which monkeys have mirrors, battles are fought and hair is oiled.
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
In writing an introduction to this post, I found myself straying unexpectedly into alliteration. This happens sometimes. I decided to run with it. So, as an aside from our accustomed analysis of antiquity, we’ve assembled an array of artefacts for the the … Continue reading →
2015. Another year down!
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
It’s that time of year again. Behold! Some of our favourite discoveries and images from 2015. It’s been an eventful twelve months. Archaeology happened. Sites were surveyed, excavated, photographed, investigated, disseminated and ruminated upon. Clues were followed and mysteries unrav...
A crumbling mystery…
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Regarded as Christchurch’s oldest home, this two storey farm cottage was built in 1851-2 for Mr. Parkerson, a surgeon. It was built with 600 mm thick scoria stone blocks quarried from Lyttelton and roofed with Welsh slate. The layout of this cottage … Continue reading →
Let’s paint the town, shall we?
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
So much of the archaeology that we deal with on a daily basis, particularly from an artefacts perspective, is associated with the everyday domestic lives of Christchurch’s 19th century residents that it becomes quite easy to forget about the other … Continue reading →
Fireplaces I have known
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
They’re one of the most ubiquitous aspects of 19th century houses, a feature that functions as both a source of warmth and light and a decorative element in the interior design of the house (as so many things do). We … Continue reading →
All dolled up
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
To many people they’re simply a nostalgic throwback to childhood. To some, they’re treasures to be collected and curated. To others, they’re objects of horror, a sentiment encouraged by tv, films and a particular island in Mexico. To archaeologists, they’re … Continu...
In which a fortune is made, an Oddfellow is not a type of mint, and archae…
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Earlier this year, we excavated a site on Armagh Street that revealed not only a large quantity of artefacts, but also a historical and material narrative set in the swampy bowels of a fledgling city, a tale of politics, commerce, … Continue reading →
A local Lyttelton landmark lives on
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
This week on the blog, we look at what we found beneath a local landmark in the community of Lyttelton: the newly refurbished Albion Square. The Albion Square, on the corner of London and Canterbury streets, is home of the … Continue reading →
The dilapidatedly grand villa
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
This week we are treating you to a photographic tale of the life of a Cantabrian abode. Come with us now on a journey through time and space, to the wonderful world of dilapidated Victorian villas… Despite its grandiose design, Mr. … Continue reading →
Blowing smoke: clay pipes, advertising and other things in the 19th century
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
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 →
Below the belt: part 1
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
This week on the blog we take you on a journey down the South Belt sewer, one of Christchurch’s many 19th century wastewater sewers. Located deep below the east-bound lane of Moorhouse Avenue and more than a kilometre in length, … Continue reading →
Below the belt: part 2
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Last week on the blog we introduced you to the 1881 South Belt sewer beneath Moorhouse Avenue: how it was built, how it got blocked, and how recently as part of SCIRT’s horizontal infrastructure rebuild program, their Downer delivery team and sub-contractors Donaldson Civil … Continue...