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Monday, 17 February 2020
Researchers in the collaboration Coastal People: Southern Skies feature prominently in the latest edition of He Kitenga, a prestigious University of Otago research publication.
Monday, 3 February 2020
Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga is working with the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the University of Otago to develop a plan for managing an important archaeological site that is currently under threat from coastal erosion.
Thursday, 30 January 2020
Listen to SPAR Senior Laboratory Analyst, Monica Tromp's research about early Pacific diet and lifestyles that was recently broadcast on ABC Radio.
Friday, 24 January 2020
Humans began transporting and growing banana in Vanuatu 3000 years ago, a University of Otago scientist has discovered.
Friday, 17 January 2020
They ate oysters, they probably had pet cats and their feet were small. Fragments of the lives of late 19th century Dunedin people who lived and worked on the site of the University of Otago's Dental School have been revealed in a major archaeological excavation.
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
A new scientific study headed by the University of Otago has revealed important clues as to how Southern Ocean ecosystems responded to past global climate change events.
Friday, 6 December 2019
New research from the University of Otago has found the sensitive West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed during a warming period just over a million years ago when atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were lower than today.
Thursday, 21 November 2019
The resilience of Samoan communities in the face of climate change is providing a blueprint for other nations to follow, according to Samoa and Otago researchers.
Friday, 25 October 2019
Professor Richard Walter and Dr Karen Greig (Archaeology) share an interest in past interactions between people, animals and their environment.
Wednesday, 9 October 2019
They ate oysters, they probably had pet cats and their feet were small. Fragments of the lives of late 19th century Dunedin people who lived and worked on the site of the University’s Dental School have been revealed in a major archaeological excavation.
Friday, 27 September 2019
In the Solomon Islands SPAR worked in partnership with The Nature Conservancy where we have developed cultural heritage conservation modules.
Thursday, 27 September 2018
The world’s coastal heritage is under severe threat of destruction from a range of natural processes and human activities.
Thursday, 26 July 2018
Sequencing the genome of the kurī dog has sparked an increasing interest in the Pacific's first dogs.
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
New Zealand’s unique and relatively short history coupled with new and revealing techniques examining ancient DNA from fossil bone fragments has provided insights around the impact of humans on the environment.
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
One news reports on the discovery of a 14th century village in Gisborne. SPAR Director Richard Walter provided research expertise.
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Unearthing early New Zealand (radio NZ, 2018)
University and Hawke's Bay iwi partner up (Hawkes Bay Today, 2017)
