Opito T10/777

T10/777 Opito

An assessment and investigation of T10/777 was carried out by Gumbley and Hoffman in 2007.

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Near earlier excavated archaic Maori sites at Opito.

Site revealed two clusters of storage pits and a large house. Area of midden included a dog skeleton overlying shell, overlying earlier large pits in dune.

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Archaeologists

• Barry Baquie
• Simon Bickler
• Rod Clough
• Charlotte Judge
• Kim Tatton
• Ben Thorne
• Volunteer Students from the University of Auckland

Original Assessment and Investigation

• Warren Gumbley
• Andrew Hoffman