
Beware the darkness, children, for there be monsters We love to characterise the dark as something to be feared, the territory of nightmares, of ghouls and ghosts and things that go bump. In our collective psyche it belongs to the … Continue reading →
We’ve talked about food in the 19th century before on the blog, but we’ve mostly focused on the weird and wonderful (because, let’s face it, therein lies the fun stuff). In reality, a lot of food in the 19th century … Continue reading →
As building archaeologists we record and analyse the form, structure and ornamentation of 19th century dwellings to learn about the lives led by past occupants. The Victorian era was a time of invention and achievement. Society was dominated by middle-class morality as they … Continue readi...
This week on the blog we’re sending you over to Pieces of the Past, an online exhibition we’ve curated as part of Beca Heritage Week here in Christchurch. The exhibition features the staff of Underground Overground Archaeology and their favourite … Continue reading →
One turned wooden box shaped like a teardrop, made from rimu. Inset brass and pewter strips curve around the base in a Celtic knot shape. The box is in two parts.
One artwork in the shape of a stag's head, made from recycled copper and flattened corrugated iron. The item could be used as a coat hook.
“Christchurch people of the younger generations and strangers to the city who wander among the ordered prettinesses of the Christchurch Botanical Gardens, and pace along the pleasant winding paths …
A Slovenian architect is come up with the winning design for Christchurch's earthquake memorial.
A story submitted by Timothy Duncan Kerr to the QuakeStories website.
Sculpture by Michael Parekowhai
A manual which assists SCIRT draughters to perform quality draughting.
A document which explains how to use the SCIRT GIS Viewer.
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A document which sets out the 12d standards at SCIRT.
A story submitted by blair to the QuakeStories website.
A copy of the transcript of Vicki Wilkinson-Baker's interview.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect..
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.