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This article covers briefly his early contribution to archaeology including his disagreement with Haast over moa hunters. | This article covers briefly his early contribution to archaeology including his disagreement with Haast over moa hunters. | ||
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See also this National Library page: [http://www.natlib.govt.nz/collections/online-exhibitions/first-professional-scientists/alexander-mckay McKay] | See also this National Library page: [http://www.natlib.govt.nz/collections/online-exhibitions/first-professional-scientists/alexander-mckay McKay] | ||
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| + | Yaldwyn, J, E Dawson and J Davidson. The First Ethical Controversy in New Zealand Archaeology: Joseph Hooker's Confidential Ruling on the Haast v. McKay Case. '''Archaeology in New Zealand''' 49(4):182-292. | ||
== Harry D Skinner == | == Harry D Skinner == | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 13 January 2008
Elsdon Best
His direct contributions to archaeology included studies of pa, shell middens and artefacts.
See Jeffrey Sissons article in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. DNZB
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. 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. DNZB The dispute is covered in more detail in Yaldwyn et al (2006).
See also this National Library page: McKay
Yaldwyn, J, E Dawson and J Davidson. The First Ethical Controversy in New Zealand Archaeology: Joseph Hooker's Confidential Ruling on the Haast v. McKay Case. Archaeology in New Zealand 49(4):182-292.
Harry D Skinner
See Atholl Anderson's article in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. 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.
Pages in category "Historic Figures"
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
