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Revision as of 21:22, 20 February 2010
Butler Point: Colonial Store
Contents
Project Background
Captain William Butler
Proof of a Store
- In her book "The Butler House, Mangonui 1847-1990", Janice Mongford notes that there was a store on the foreshore during Butler's time.
- 1986 Site Report by Joan Maingay that site N7/326 was the possible location of this store
Historical Records
- A watercolor done by John Kinder in 1858
- Sketch of the foreshore by Henry Wynard
- An Advertisement for Butler's Store in "The Daily Southern Cross"
Location and Date
- Excavation N7/326
- Butler Point, Northland Region, New Zealand
- February 6-22, 1999
Excavators
Project Directors:
Archaeologists
Other contributers:
- Rod Wallace-Technical Director
- Geoffrey Irwin
- Tim Mackrell-Photographer
- Charles Lindo, Leticia Ferguson- Property Owners
Methodology
- Excavation 2-3 weeks
- Materials taken back to the university and analyzed--cleaning, sorting, restoring
- Artefacts Documented and reported on
- Artefacts dated and linked to historical context
Findings
Glass
Unidentified Glass
The majority of the glass found at the site fell into this category. Most of the unidentified glass found was in areas one and three. Area four also contained a large amount of unidentified glass.
