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'''Dr. Marianne Turner'''
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==Marianne Turner 1957 - 2013==
  
NZ Consulting archaeologist.
 
  
Formerly Regional Archaeologist (Northland) for the [[NZHPT|New Zealand Historic Places Trust]], and Senior Lecturer in archaeology in the Department of Anthropology [[UniversityofAuckland|University of Auckland]].  
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[[File:Marianne.jpg|framed|right]]Formerly Regional Archaeologist (Northland) for the [[New Zealand Historic Places Trust]], and Lecturer in archaeology in the Department of Anthropology [[UniversityofAuckland|University of Auckland]]. Most recently she worked as a consulting archaeologist. Her PhD in Anthropology was from the [[UniversityofAuckland|University of Auckland]].
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Marianne died in October 2013 as a result of a car accident earlier in the year. There is an [[Obituaries|obituary]] by Peter Sheppard in ''Archaeology in New Zealand'' 56(4):182-185.
  
 
==Research Interests==
 
==Research Interests==
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Marianne's research interests included:
 
* The archaeology of harbours, with a regional focus on Waikato-Raglan, Kawhia and Aotea Harbours.
 
* The archaeology of harbours, with a regional focus on Waikato-Raglan, Kawhia and Aotea Harbours.
 
* Pitcairn Island and other islands of South East Polynesia: Stone tools and trade and exchange networks from a technological perspective.  
 
* Pitcairn Island and other islands of South East Polynesia: Stone tools and trade and exchange networks from a technological perspective.  
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==Recent Publications==
 
==Recent Publications==
Turner, M., 2004. Functional and technological explanations for the variation among early New Zealand adzes. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology 26:57-101.  
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* Turner, M., K. Hill, and R. Clough. 2005. Chinese Artefacts from a Site at Wakefield St, Auckland. Archaeology in New Zealand 48(3):260-278.
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* Turner, M., 2004. Functional and technological explanations for the variation among early New Zealand adzes. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology 26:57-101.
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* Bickler, S.H. and M. Turner. 2002. Food to Stone: Investigations at the Suloga Stone Tool Manufacturing Site, Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea. Journal of the Polynesian Society v.111.
  
 
==Conference Papers==
 
==Conference Papers==
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* Turner, M., 2007. Artefacts from Pitcairn Island: The weird and the wonderful. New Zealand Archaeological Association Conference, Hanmer Springs, New Zealand, June.  
 
* Turner, M., 2007. Artefacts from Pitcairn Island: The weird and the wonderful. New Zealand Archaeological Association Conference, Hanmer Springs, New Zealand, June.  
  
==Works in Progress==
 
* Turner, M., The role of reworking in early New Zealand adze technology.
 
* Turner, M., Waitaki River Mouth: A 'homebase' model of settlement for the early period of New Zealand prehistory.
 
* Turner, M., Interaction and isolation: The role of Pitcairn Island stone resources in South East Polynesia.
 
  
 
==Excavations==
 
==Excavations==
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* [[Puwera]], co-Director, 2008
 
* [[Puwera]], co-Director, 2008
 
* [[Kohika]]
 
* [[Kohika]]
* etc.
 
  
 
[[Category:Archaeologists]]
 
[[Category:Archaeologists]]
 
[[Category:UniversityofAuckland]]
 
[[Category:UniversityofAuckland]]
[[Category:NZHPT]]
 

Latest revision as of 21:34, 18 June 2014

Marianne Turner 1957 - 2013

Marianne.jpg
Formerly Regional Archaeologist (Northland) for the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, and Lecturer in archaeology in the Department of Anthropology University of Auckland. Most recently she worked as a consulting archaeologist. Her PhD in Anthropology was from the University of Auckland.

Marianne died in October 2013 as a result of a car accident earlier in the year. There is an obituary by Peter Sheppard in Archaeology in New Zealand 56(4):182-185.

Research Interests

Marianne's research interests included:

  • The archaeology of harbours, with a regional focus on Waikato-Raglan, Kawhia and Aotea Harbours.
  • Pitcairn Island and other islands of South East Polynesia: Stone tools and trade and exchange networks from a technological perspective.

PhD Thesis

The Function, Design and Distribution of New Zealand Adzes - is available on line.

PhD from the University of Auckland.


Recent Publications

  • Turner, M., K. Hill, and R. Clough. 2005. Chinese Artefacts from a Site at Wakefield St, Auckland. Archaeology in New Zealand 48(3):260-278.
  • Turner, M., 2004. Functional and technological explanations for the variation among early New Zealand adzes. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology 26:57-101.
  • Bickler, S.H. and M. Turner. 2002. Food to Stone: Investigations at the Suloga Stone Tool Manufacturing Site, Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea. Journal of the Polynesian Society v.111.

Conference Papers

  • Turner, M., 2007. The reworking stategy: Its central role in early New Zealand adze technology. Australian Archaeological Conference, Sydney, Australia, September.
  • Turner, M., 2007. Artefacts from Pitcairn Island: The weird and the wonderful. New Zealand Archaeological Association Conference, Hanmer Springs, New Zealand, June.


Excavations