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When all the moa ovens grew cold : nine centuries of changing fortune for the southern Māori / by Atholl Anderson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Dunedin [N.Z.] : Otago Heritage Books, 1983.Description: 52 pages : illustrations (some color), genealogical table, maps ; 25 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 993.1004 19
LOC classification:
  • DU423.A55 A53 1983
Contents:
Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- The Early Period: AD 900-1350 -- The first people, 7; Moa and moa-hunters, 8; The bountiful sea, 13; Craftsmen and artists, 16; Hunters at home, 21. -- The Middle Period: AD 1350-1550 -- The moa recession, 24; Making the land open, 25; Living with scarcity, 26. -- The Late Period: AD 1550-1800 -- Classic Maori, 31; Traditional troubles, 38; In peaceful years, 42. -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
Early period : AD 900-1350 : First people -- Moa & moa-hunters -- Bountiful sea -- Craftsmen & artists -- Hunters at home -- Middle period : AD 1350-1550 : Moa recession -- Making the land open -- Living with scarcity -- Late period : AD 1550-1800 : Classic Maori -- Traditional troubles -- In peaceful years.
Summary: Talks about how the first Polynesian migrants to New Zealand prospered, met adversity and were at length compelled to share the south (southern South Island) with later migrants, all before any European set foot in the land.
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Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 993.1004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00044870

Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-49) and index.

Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- The Early Period: AD 900-1350 -- The first people, 7; Moa and moa-hunters, 8; The bountiful sea, 13; Craftsmen and artists, 16; Hunters at home, 21. -- The Middle Period: AD 1350-1550 -- The moa recession, 24; Making the land open, 25; Living with scarcity, 26. -- The Late Period: AD 1550-1800 -- Classic Maori, 31; Traditional troubles, 38; In peaceful years, 42. -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.

Early period : AD 900-1350 : First people -- Moa & moa-hunters -- Bountiful sea -- Craftsmen & artists -- Hunters at home -- Middle period : AD 1350-1550 : Moa recession -- Making the land open -- Living with scarcity -- Late period : AD 1550-1800 : Classic Maori -- Traditional troubles -- In peaceful years.

Talks about how the first Polynesian migrants to New Zealand prospered, met adversity and were at length compelled to share the south (southern South Island) with later migrants, all before any European set foot in the land.

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