Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 167

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 163

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 160

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 168

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 171

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone photograph 169

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone Journey 5

Data, UC QuakeStudies

A zipped json file recording the Red Zone journey of Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Harrington's Red Zone Journey 2

Data, UC QuakeStudies

A zipped json file recording the Red Zone journey of Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.

Erin Kimber's Red Zone photograph 1

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Erin Kimber, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The photograph has the description "Wide shot of some road works".

Henry Allison's Red Zone video - Part 2

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

Part 2 of a video contributed by Henry Allison, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Henry Allison talks about the architecture that was lost in the central city".

Paul Allan-Sheen's Red Zone video 1

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video contributed by Paul Allan-Sheen, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Memories of area".

Paul Allan-Sheen's Red Zone video 4

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video contributed by Paul Allan-Sheen, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Dog walking".

Paul Allan-Sheen's Red Zone video 3

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video contributed by Paul Allan-Sheen, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Kingsford street".

Richard's Red Zone photograph 1

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Richard, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The photograph has the description "We miss the foot bridge, it made crossing the river much easier."

Paul Allan-Sheen's Red Zone video 2

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video contributed by Paul Allan-Sheen, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Kingsford street".

Richard's Red Zone photograph 7

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Richard, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The photograph has the description "Beautiful native bush area."

Richard's Red Zone photograph 8

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph contributed by Richard, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The photograph has the description "Beautiful native bush area. "

Henry Allison's Red Zone video - Part 1

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

Part 1 of a video contributed by Henry Allison, a participant in the Understanding Place research project. The video has the description "Henry Allison talks about his experiences at the brewery on St Asaph Street during the earthquakes, and about the architecture that was lost in the central city".

The Second Mayor of Akaroa and his Wife

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

The Beca Heritage Festival 2019 is currently on in Christchurch. There’s lots of interesting events being held, highlighting both the work being done in the heritage sector in Christchurch and providing opportunities to visit and interact with Christchurch’s heritage (see … Continue reading →

Seize the means of production! The archaeology of tools and labour.

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

For a lot of us, Labour Day is celebrated in the same way as a lot of public holidays: not thinking about work, catching up the gardening and odd jobs around the house, going away for a long weekend, having … Continue reading →

The Dirtiest Word in Archaeology: Fossicking

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Disclaimer: This blog post will mainly focus on fossicking on historic sites, as that’s what we have the greatest experience with in Christchurch. We wouldn’t be able to do justice to discussing fossicking on Māori sites, but it has occurred … Continue reading →

The Shape of Things

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

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Life Before Plastic: Final Thoughts

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

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Life Before Plastic: Kmart Culture

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

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Life Before Plastic: Packaging

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

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Life Before Plastic: An Introduction

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

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The Ng King Brothers Chinese Market Garden Settlement

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

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Conference uncovered

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

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A Brief Foray into Romano-British Archaeology

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

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Lismore Lodge, Over the Barrel: how the other half lived.

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Most of the work I do as a buildings archaeologist focuses on the humble 19th century cottage. These types of buildings, their construction methods and materials have become well trod territory in post-earthquake Christchurch, meaning we now have a fair … Continue reading →