The thin white band in the centre of the photograph is ash deposited by the Kaharoa eruption of about 1314, exposed in peat at Waihī Beach, Bay of Plenty. The ash came from Mt Tarawera, and is widely distributed across the eastern and northern North Island. This layer is an important marker for archaeological studies because it approximately corresponds to the beginning of the human occupation of New Zealand.
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Photograph by David J. Lowe
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