Digging Up The Past - Archaeology for the young & curious

Contents: Leave nothing but footprints -- Voyaging nation -- A new world of giant birds - and meat -- When you sight a site -- Dig! -- New land, new gardens (same old veggies) -- In it up to your elbows -- Tales from tools -- Pets, cloaks and four-legged fridges -- Pa and learning how to see -- Historical archaeology -- Location, location, location -- Where did all those trees go? -- Chinese gold -- Wandering Celts meet Occam's razor -- Boeing, Boeing gone -- Archaeology on ice -- Moa under the mine base
Summary: Introduces young and curious readers to the story of New Zealand, from Pacific voyagers to contemporary crime scenes, that archaeologists have discovered. Along the way, readers will learn about what archaeologists actually do, from digging up shell middens to testing ancient DNA. And readers will uncover amazing facts about our past: How Māori used kuri, the native dog, as a four-legged fridge, how warplanes were hidden deep within Devonport's North Head (or were they?), how DNA has revealed the number of people who first settled Aotearoa, and much much more. (Publisher)

New Zealand Post Children's Book Award Non Fiction Finalist 2012