Aerial Photography
Aerial Photography
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Aerial photography has been used for archaeological purposes in New Zealand for site discovery, site level research and illustration.
An early pioneer was Geoff Fairfield. [1]. Kevin Jones has published on the history of the use of aerial photography in New Zealand archaeology. [2]
Much of the early photographic coverage of New zealand was by high altitude vertical photography which is of relatively limited use though often it will show sites such as pa. It is valuable in showing sites which no longer exist.
Local aerial photography pioneer Piet Van Asch [3](See DNZB article) took a particular interest in archaeology through aerial photography and cooperated with J D H Buchanan in photographing pa, which appeared in Buchanan's book on Hawkes Bay [4].
Kevin Jones is the principal practitioner of aerial photography in New Zealand, much of it undertaken during his time in the Department of Conservation. His photography is characteristicaly low altitude obliques. Examles can be seen on the NZAA website See here. He has also published a compehensive survey of archaeological aerial views [5]
References
- ↑ 1938 Puketutu Pa on Weekes' Island, Manukau Harbour. Journal of the Polynesian Society 47:119-28. View Full article here
- ↑ Jones Kevin L. 1996 Aerial Photography in New Zealand Archaeology. Australasian Historical Archaeology 14:25-33. On line
- ↑ Conly, G. 1986 Piet’s eye in the sky. Grantham House, Wellington.
- ↑ Buchanan, J D H 1973 The Maori History and Place Names of Hawkes Bay. edited D R Simmons, A H and A W Reed, Wellington.
- ↑ Jones Kevin L. 1994 Nga Tohuwhenua Mai te Rangi. A New Zealand Archaeology in Aerial Photographs. Victoria University Press, Wellington.
