Cemetery Project

This Sunday in the small Central Otago town of Lawrence the remains of 34 early settlers will be laid to rest, for a second time. The remains, which include four infants, are believed to have died in the late 1860s and were excavated in 2018 and 2019 as part of the Southern Cemeteries Archaeology Project The project has helped provide more detail into people's backgrounds, burial traditions, health, diet and overall quality of life. Project co-lead and Southern Archaeology Director Peter Petchey has been researching these people and their lives for more than 5 years.