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== Elsdon Best ==
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[[Image:Easter.jpg]] This category covers 19th and early 20th century contributors.
His direct contributions to archaeology included studies of pa, shell middens and artefacts.
 
  
See Jeffrey Sissons article in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/ DNZB] 
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See also [[:Category:Archaeologists|Archaeologists]] for more recent contributors.
Craig, E W G, 1964, '''Man of the mist. a biography of Elsdon Best''',  A H and A W Reed, Wellington, is a biography.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Julius von Haast ==
 
His broad contribution to science, exploration and museums is covered in his article in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/ DNZB]  but his considerable early contribution to archaeology in New Zealand is noted only briefly there.
 
 
 
His published biography is von Haast, H F, 1848: The '''life and times of Julius von Haast, explorer, geologist, museum builder'''. Wellington.
 
 
 
Aspects of his contribution to archaeology are covered in Green, R. 1972: Moa-hunters, agriculture and changing analogies in New Zealand prehistory. '''New Zealand Archaeological Association Newsletter''': 15(1):16-39. and Law, G. 1972: Sources of 'moas and moahunters'. '''New Zealand Archaeological Association Newsletter''': 15(1):4-15.
 
 
 
== Alexander McKay ==
 
This article covers briefly his early contribution to archaeology including his disagreement with Haast over moa hunters.
 
[http://images.google.co.nz/imgres?imgurl=http://www.natlib.govt.nz/images/collections-exhibitions-science/mckay.jpg/image_preview&imgrefurl=http://www.natlib.govt.nz/collections/online-exhibitions/first-professional-scientists/alexander-mckay&h=400&w=313&sz=30&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=vAHlllTC9jL6ZM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=97&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmckay%2B%2Bgeologist%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLJ,GGLJ:2006-34,GGLJ:en DNZB]
 
 
 
See also this National Library page: [http://www.natlib.govt.nz/collections/online-exhibitions/first-professional-scientists/alexander-mckay McKay]
 
 
 
== Harry D Skinner ==
 
See Atholl Anderson's article in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/ DNZB]
 
 
 
Roger Fyfe, 1989, ''An anthropologist at war'', in '''Saying so doesn't make it so, Papers in honour of B Foss Leach''', Edited D G Sutton, New Zealand Archaeological Association Monograph No. 17, - gives an account of his war service at Gallipoli.
 
 
 
Peter Gathercole's introductory chapter in H.D.Skinner, 1974, '''Comparitively speaking''', Editors Peter Gathercole, Foss Leach and Helen Leach, University of Otago Press, is a longer appreciation.
 
 
 
 
 
== William John Elvy ==
 
 
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(1875-1972) MBE. Ethnographer / traditional history recorder in the northern South Island.
 
 
 
Elvy was a survey draftsman working for the Land and Survey Department in their Blenhiem office. He was later a member of six scenic boards in the Marlborough area.
 
[http://www.kaikoura.govt.nz:80/special_features/library_catalogue/ Source]
 
 
 
His JPS papers show his strong interest in field archaeology - his two books less so, but they are a primary written source of traditional history he recorded for the region.
 
 
 
W J Elvy:
 
 
 
1926 Supposed Pit-Dwellings in Queen Charlotte Sound, ''Journal of the Polynesian Society'', 35(4):329-332.
 
 
 
1927 Te Rae o Te Karaka. A Pa or Fortified Village in Queen Charlotte Sound, ''Journal of the Polynesian Society'' 36(4):367-68.
 
 
 
1939 Allwright's Grave at Waihiria, Mikonui, Near the Old Whaling Station of Haumuri, ''Journal of the Polynesian Society'' 48(4):199-200.
 
 
 
1949 '''Kaikoura Coast, The history traditions and Maori place-names of Kaikoura'''. Whitcombe and Tombs, Christchurch.
 
 
 
1957 '''Kei puta te Wairau, A history of Marlborough in Maori times'''. Whitcombe and Tombs, Christchurch.
 

Latest revision as of 23:23, 25 June 2008

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See also Archaeologists for more recent contributors.

Pages in category "Historic Figures"

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