Maori site unearthed in New Zealand: 17-12-2007
A new development on the edge of Canterbury in New Zealand has unearthed hundreds of Maori artefacts that date back 500 years.
Hundreds of artefacts have been uncovered including adzes, fish hooks, and pounamu and Infinity Investment, the company developing the land are planning to build a museum to show off the site.
Speaking to ONE News, Joseph Hullen, a cultural observer, said: "It gives us the opportunity to stir the dust of our land and learn about our ancestors."
The discovery is part of a palisade of a fortified pre-Ngai Tahu pa and Roger Fyfe of the Canterbury Museum said it gives a unique picture of the area.
"It's really filling up the stories that we only have at oral traditions...but now we can do scientific tests and a whole range of interpretation which brings past history alive in that place," he said.
As a result of the finds, the golf course that was set to be built on the site is no longer planned.
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