TY  - BOOK
AU  - Anderson, Atholl.
TI  - When all the moa ovens grew cold: nine centuries of changing fortune for the southern Māori 
AV  - DU423.A55 A53 1983
U1  - 993.1004 19
PY  - 1983///
CY  - Dunedin [N.Z.]
PB  - Otago Heritage Books
KW  - Maori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - History
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -