Courses

ANTH317 Historical Archaeology
ANTH321 Archaeozoology
ANTH409 Material Culture Studies

Projects

My current research pursues two themes: the impacts of human settlement of New Zealand’s environment; and the archaeology of culture contact and early European settlement in New Zealand. Specific projects include:

• The emergence of Pakeha culture: historical archaeology of the shore whalers (with Nigel Prickett, funded by Marsden)
• Taking Stock: long-term effects of climate change and human impact on NZ’s marine shelf ecosystems (with NIWA, funded by MFish)
• Whenua Hou Heritage Project (with Atholl Anderson, funded by DOC)
• Human Impact on the Fauna of Codfish Island/Whenua Hou (funded by UORG)

Selected Publications

Smith, I.W.G. and Anderson, A.J. 2009 An archaeological sequence for Codfish Island (Whenua Hou), Southland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology. 30: 5-21

Smith, I.W.G. 2009 Mammalian Fauna from Sandy Bay, Auckland Islands. In In Care of the Southern Ocean: An archaeological and historical survey of the Auckland Islands. P. R. Dingwall, K. L. Jones and R. Egerton (eds.) New Zealand Archaeological Association Monograph 27. pp 308-312.

Smith, I.W.G. 2008 Mammalian Fauna from Taumako. In Archaeology on Taumako: A Polynesian Outlier in the Eastern Solomon Islands. F.Leach and J. Davidson (eds.) New Zealand Journal of Archaeology Special Publication. pp 401-405.

Smith, I.W.G. 2008 Maori, Pakeha and Kiwi: Peoples, cultures and sequence in New Zealand archaeology. In Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes. G. Clark, F. Leach and S. O’Connor (eds.) Terra Australia 29, ANU E Press pp 367-380.

Horrocks, M., Smith, I.W.G., Nichol, S.L., Wallace, R.  2008 Sediment, soil and plant microfossil analysis of Maori gardens at Anaura Bay, eastern North Island, New Zealand: comparison with descriptions made in 1769 by Captain Cook’s expedition.  Journal of Archaeological Science. 35: 2446-2464

Horrocks, M., Smith, I.W.G., Nichol, S.L., Shane, P.A., Jackman, G. 2008 Field survey, sedimentology and plant microfossil analysis of sediment cores from possible cultivation sites at Tolaga Bay, eastern North Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 38(3): 131-147

Smith, I.W.G. 2007 Metal Pa Kahawai: a post-contact fishing lure form in northern New Zealand. In Vastly Ingenious: Essays on Oceanic Material Culture in Honour of Janet Davidson. A. Anderson, K. Green and F. Leach (eds.) Otago University Press. pp 69-78.

Walter, R. Smith, I.W.G. and Jacomb, C. 2006 Sedentism, subsistence and socio-political organisation in prehistoric New Zealand World Archaeology 38(2): 274-290.

Smith, I.W.G. 2005 Retreat and resilience: fur seals and human settlement in New Zealand. In The Exploitation and Cultural Importance of Sea Mammals. G. Monks ed. Oxford, Oxbow Books pages 6-18

Smith, I.W.G. 2004 Archaeologies of identity: historical archaeology for the 21st century. In Change Through Time: 50 Years of New Zealand Archaeology. L. Furey and S. Holdaway (eds.) Auckland: New Zealand Archaeological Association pages 251-262

Smith, I.W.G. 2004 Nutritional perspectives on prehistoric marine fishing in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology. 24: 5-31

Irwin, G.J., Nichol, R.K., Taylor, M.H., Worthy, T.H. and Smith, I.W.G. 2004 Faunal remains from Kohika. In Kohika: The Archaeology of a Late Maori Lake Village in the Ngati Awa Rohe, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. G.J. Irwin ed. Auckland, Auckland University Press pages 198-216

Hamel, J., Allen, R., Davis, L., McGovern-Wilson, R., Petchey P., and Smith, I. 2003 The Human Factor. In The Natural History of Southern New Zealand. J. Darby, R.E. Fordyce, A. Mark, K.Probert and C. Townsend eds. Dunedin: Otago University Press pages 129-151

Smith, I.W.G. 2002 The New Zealand Sealing Industry: History, Archaeology and Heritage Management. Wellington: Department of Conservation. 72 pages.

Anderson, A., Haberle, S., Rojas, G., Seelenfreund, A., Smith, I.W.G., and Worthy, T. 2002 An archaeological exploration of Robinson Crusoe Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile. In Fifty Years in the Field: Essays in Honour and Celebration of Richard Shutler Jr’s Archaeological Career. S. Bedford, C. Sand and D. Burley eds. Auckland: New Zealand Archaeological Association Monograph 25. pages 239-249

Anderson, A., Smith, I. and White, P. 2001 Archaeological fieldwork on Norfolk Island. In The Prehistoric Archaeology of Norfolk Island, Southwest Pacific. A. Anderson and P. White eds. Sydney: Australian Museum, Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 27. Pages 11-32.

Smith, I. Clarke, G. and White, P. 2001 Mammalian and reptilian fauna from Emily and Cemetery Bays, Norfolk Island. In The Prehistoric Archaeology of Norfolk Island, Southwest Pacific. A. Anderson and P. White eds. Sydney: Australian Museum, Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 27. Pages 77-81.

Smith, I.W.G. 2001 New Zealand: Historical Archaeology. In Encyclopaedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries. Volume III, N - Z. T. Murray ed. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio. Pages 934-937.

Smith, I.W.G. 2000 Terrestrial fauna from the Kainapirina (SAC) locality excavations, Watom Island. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology. 20: 137-147

Smith, I.W.G. 1999 Settlement permanence and function at Pleasant River Mouth, East Otago . New Zealand Journal of Archaeology 19: 27-79.

Smith, I.W.G. and Anderson, A.J. 1998 Radiocarbon dates from archaeological rat bones: the Pleasant River case. Archaeology in Oceania. 33: 88-91.

Walter, R.K. and Smith, I.W.G. 1998 Identification of a New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) bone in a Cook Island archaeological site. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 32: 483-487.

Anderson, A.J. and Smith, I.W.G. 1996 The transient village in southern New Zealand. World Archaeology 27(3): 359-371.

Anderson, A.J., Allingham, B., and Smith, I.W.G. (eds) 1996 Shag River Mouth: the Archaeology of an Early Southern Maori Village. Canberra, Australian National University, Research Papers in Archaeology and Natural History, No. 27 294 Pages.