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Excavated moa bones

Excavated moa bones at Wairau Bar, Blenheim, New Zealand.

The Wairau Bar in Blenheim is one of the oldest archaeological sites in New Zealand. Amongst the artefacts that have been found are ancient moa bones. Some of these have been sent to the Waikato Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory for analysis.

Acknowledgement: Southern Pacific Archaeological Research, Department of Anthropology, University of Otago

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Rights: Southern Pacific Archaeological Research, Department of Anthropology, University of Otago
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