Te Puna Mission Station
Contents
Historical Background
In the early years of European contact Te Puna, located in the Bay of Islands, was a focus for trading. Some of the earliest Europeans in New Zealand resided in Te Puna. In 1832 the Te Puna Mission Station was established to replace the closing Oihi mission.
Location and Date
- Te Puna Mission House in the Bay of Islands
- Site PO5/24
- March 25 - April 7, 2002
Team
Archaeologists
- Ian Smith
- Angela Middlton
- Volunteers from The University of Auckland
Other Contributors
- Rod Wallace - analysis of wood samples
- Stuart Hawkins - analysis of animal bones
- Charlotte Judge -analysis of shellfish
Methods
Structural Features
Artefacts
- 5203 pieces of bottle glass were recovered from the cellar. Over 92% of these pieces were dark olive glass. Very little were expensive or decorative.
- 1392 grams of window glass was recovered. 1357 grams was very thin glass.
- 814 ceramic fragments were recovered representing at least 97 vessels. All the ceramics were utilitarian and few were expensive or decorative. A few sherds were matched to complete vessels of the same pattern on display at other mission houses.
