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Archaeological sites from 1250 in Aotearoa

Map of New Zealand archaeological sites from 1250.

The changing distribution of archaeological sites across Aotearoa. The red ellipse marks the distribution of the volcanic deposits from the Kaharoa eruption around 1314.

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Rights: Magdalena M E Bunbury, Fiona Petchey and Simon H Bickler
Published: 22 November 2022Size: 1022.91 KB
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