Archaeology

She has been legally blind since birth, but that hasn't stopped paranormal romance writer Steff Green (aka Stephanie Holmes) from undertaking a self-publishing career that sees her clear a six-figure… Audio

For the first time, maritime archaeologists have surveyed three key sites in Fiordland including the Endeavour wreck in Dusky Sound. Audio

Dr Alexy Karenowska wants people to be able to sniff history. She's a magnetician at the University of Oxford, a physicist and engineer who is also the Director of Technology of the Institute of… Audio, Gallery

An extraordinary prehistoric landscape secret has been revealed in the UK. New research published in the journal Internet Archaeology outlines the discovery and mapping of a giant circle of buried… Audio, Gallery

Auckland's prized Hauraki Gulf islands are under seige from the sea setting archaeologists in a race against time to save important historic sites. One is Auckland council Specialist Archaeologist… Audio, Gallery

Dr Clemency Montelle is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Canterbury who specialises in deciphering and understanding ancient mathematical texts. In 2010 she embarked on a project to… Audio

More than half the world's population live in urban areas and cities around the globe are getting larger and more congested. Through an archaeological lens, UCLA professor of anthropology and… Audio

Australian archaeologist Dr. Alice Gorman (aka Dr Space Junk) has been a pioneering figure in the field of space archaeology for over 15 years. She speaks to Jim about about space junk and our… Audio

Ella Al-Shamahi is an archaeologist, palaeoanthropologist and Neanderthal specialist, and also a stand-up comic. She almost exclusively works "in places hard to get insurance" including Iraq and… Audio

Space isn't just some vast arena for people to explore using the latest, shiniest technology. It's also a place that can hold important stories about us humans too...and that's what the emerging… Audio

Dilys Johns is an archaeologist who specialises in conserving waterlogged Māori taonga such as ancient waka and wooden gardening tools. Audio

With so many roading and housing developments underway in many parts of the country, our archeologists are flat out recording and saving important artifacts. New Zealand's first Archaeology Week is… Audio

Mary O'Keefe from Heritage Solutions is a treasure hunter - though in her case treasure might be an old poster or pieces of an old ceramic plate. Audio

Archaeologists have been working alongside the Milton community to excavate an old Anglican cemetery, to find 'lost burials' and restore the stories of early Otago farmers. Audio, Gallery