Digging the dirt on our history in the Coromandel

Digging the dirt on our history in the Coromandel

People in Coromandel and Whitianga will have a golden opportunity to dig a little deeper into the archaeological history of their district on May 21st.

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 St John’s Hall in Coromandel on May 21 (12 noon) and the Mercury Bay Library in Whitianga on the same day (6pm).

“We also want to encourage people to come along and share information about the history of the wider Coromandel area, 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 the region is particularly interesting according to Bev.

“Here you’ve got a fascinating archaeological landscape which includes some very early industrial heritage sites relating to goldmining as well as some of the earliest known dated sites in the North Island of New Zealand,” she says.

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