Digging the dirt on our history in Thames

People in Thames will have a golden opportunity to dig a little deeper into the archaeological history of their district on May 20th.

The NZ Historic Places Trust’s Mid Northern Regional Archaeologist, Bev Parslow, will give a public talk entitled An Introduction to the Archaeology of the Thames Coromandel Region with the NZHPT at the Thames Library on May 20th at 6pm.

“We also want to encourage people to come along and share information about the history of Thames, and in particular places where they think archaeological features may exist,” says Bev.

“There’s a huge amount of local heritage knowledge out there in the community, and we’re very keen to tap into that. We’ll also be running some displays, and a fun quiz for people to test their archaeological wits, followed by supper. It’s going to be fascinating and fun.”

The archaeology of Thames is particularly interesting according to Bev.

“I’m looking forward to sharing some of that knowledge with people from around the area – and also learning more about the region’s wider archaeological and historical landscape from others.”
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