The Past Beneath Our Feet
This is a profile of Māori archaeologist Atholl Anderson, which looks at his work, the methods he uses, and the importance of his field.
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Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2012
Reading year level: 6
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: ancestors, Atholl Anderson, archaeology, artefacts, carbon, DNA, first people, genetics, Māori, middens, migration, Ngāi Tahu, palaeontology, radiocarbon dating, Wairau Bar
The Past Beneath Our Feet
Words by Ross Calman
It includes text boxes and quotes that contextualise his work (for example, explaining who the first ancestors were, where they came from, and what their society was like).
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School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Inside this School Journal are two articles (The Past Beneath Our Feet; Seed Savers) and three stories (Māui; The Duel - The Inventors Awaken; The Healers' Apprentice).
1 of 7Māui
The narrator and his sister are on a fishing trip with Dad, but the outing is overshadowed by the fact that their mother is at home with an unspecified illness.
2 of 7The Duel - The Inventors Awaken
This light-hearted fantasy story, told through narrative, is the first part of a two-part story.
3 of 7The Healers' Apprentice
Today she would learn if she would become the apprentice.
4 of 7No Sun
One day, the sun ran out.
5 of 7Seed Savers
What is a seed bank? And what is a seed saver?
6 of 7Six
Friends can be complicated. So can birthday parties.
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