Opito T10/777
T10/777 Opito
An assessment and investigation of T10/777 was carried out by Gumbley and Hoffman in 2007.
Excavations conducted with assistance of Ngati Hei.
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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.
Archaeologists
- Barry Baquie
- Simon Bickler
- Rod Clough
- Charlotte Judge
- Kim Tatton
- Ben Thorne
- Volunteer Students from the University of Auckland
