Author Archives: Rebecca Phillipps

Today marked the seventh day of excavation here on Great Mercury Island, and was every bit worth the exhaustion, dirt, rain, and wind that we have suffered through to reach this point. Despite the apparent hardship we are put up … Continue reading →

  Today I think we really did experience all four seasons over the course of 7 hours.  We woke up at (the slightly later time of) 6.15am after a long night of howling winds which kept us all awake, particularly … Continue reading →

On the shorefront of Coralie Bay we began excavating extensions based on last years field school. We expected this to be a real backbreaker and deturfing lived up to the expectation. However, getting down on our hands and knees and … Continue reading →

Hello world, We are once again out on Ahuahu Great Mercury Island for more exciting discoveries. Stay tuned for blogs and vlogs from staff and students over the next three weeks. Rebecca

Sometimes when we work on the island in November we examine possible locations for the February field school, but this year we already have a location in mind (stay tuned in February for more on that, or look at vlogs/blogs … Continue reading →

Hello world! We are back for one week at Te Mataku in Coralie Bay. We have worked at this site before, but there is still lots to do! Our June discoveries were featured in Archaeology Magazine, so we are continuing … Continue reading →