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Biography: Duff, Roger Shepherd

Duff describing the discovery of the Lake Hauroko cave burial

Hear Roger Duff speak on radio in 1968, describing the 1967 discovery of the famous Lake Hauroko cave burial. He describes the burial and explains its significance in archaeological terms. (6 min 18 sec)

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Reference: T668

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Janet Davidson. 'Duff, Roger Shepherd', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/180/duff-describing-the-discovery-of-the-lake-hauroko-cave-burial (accessed 20 June 2026).