Abstract The nineteenth century New Zealand goldfields were a place where people from
across the world came together in search of their fortunes. Written accounts of life on the …

Abstract Objectives Colonial period New Zealand was lauded as a land of plenty, where
colonists could improve their station in life and secure a future for their families. Our …

During the nineteenth century, New Zealand was promoted as a land of plenty, promising a
'better life', to encourage families to settle and develop the growing colony. This paper …

Objectives There are few bioarcheological analyses of life experiences in colonial period
Aotearoa New Zealand, despite this being a time of major adaptation and social change. In …

In the mid-late nineteenth century thousands flocked to the newly-established British colony
of New Zealand in the hope of improving their fortunes and forging a better life. While …

Objectives To examine pathological evidence present in a sample of 19th-century settlers to
South Australia in the context of an early industrial society. Materials Skeletal remains of 20 …

Experiences of childhood in colonial New Zealand are difficult to reconstruct from the
historical record alone. Many of those who came to the colony were illiterate, and the …

The preservation of soft tissue in the archaeological record is a rare phenomenon,
especially in temperate contexts. Despite this, brain material is sometimes preserved in …

We describe a case of Pott's disease from the Liao Dynasty of the Khitan Empire (947–1125
AD) in Mongolia. A young adult male (AT-840) from the site of Ulaan Kherem, a fortified …

Many mid‐19th‐century immigrants to New Zealand are presumed to have been in pursuit of
a “better life” than was achievable in their origin countries. Here, we utilize histological …