The Wairau Bar at the mouth of the Wairau River in Marlborough is one of the oldest archaeological sites in New Zealand. Artefacts have been radiocarbon-dated at about 1300 CE. The aerial view gives an overall impression of the site, and the pop-up shows excavations under way.
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Department of Conservation
Photograph by Kevin Jones
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