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Nelson Historical Society Journal, Volume 3, Issue 5, October 1979

Conclusion

page 43

Conclusion

This paper is little more than a bibliography in narrative form. Its purpose is to show that although the area is disadvantaged by its distance from a university department involved in Archaeology, there has been a core of research undertaken. Artefactual analysis requires more research as do all aspects of archaeological research outlined here.

Ongoing research is supported by the Historic Places Trust and the Nelson Provincial Museum. The proposed development of Goodall's Island as a sewerage facility threatened a number of archaeological sites. The Archaeological Division of the Historic Places Trust investigated these sites and refused to authorise permits allowing their alteration. This is an example of the way archaeological sites can be effectively preserved for the future. In regions such as this there is a need for a Regional Archaeologist. Amateurs and enthusiasts, local or foreign can no longer afford the expensive requirements of excavation, analysis and publication, even if they do have the required skill and knowledge.

Tasman Bay prehistory is important to the prehistory of New Zealand in general. B. F. Leach (1977) has shown that the Palliser Bay people of the North Island were using resources from this area for at least four centuries.