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<< Our Photo Pages >> Taramakau Pa - Ancient Village or Settlement in New Zealand

Submitted by DrewParsons on Thursday, 25 June 2020  Page Views: 1044

Other ArchaeologySite Name: Taramakau Pa
Country: New Zealand Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Greymouth  Nearest Village: Camerons
Latitude: 42.56026S  Longitude: 171.143960E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Taramakau Pa
Taramakau Pa submitted by DrewParsons : View towards the site. June 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in New Zealand

The Taramakau river estuary is the location of an ancient Māori pa site which was washed away in floods. The location given is for the descriptive sign by the Taramakau bridge half way from Greymouth to Hokitika.
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Taramakau Pa
Taramakau Pa submitted by DrewParsons : Part of the site sign by the bridge. June 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Taramakau Pa
Taramakau Pa submitted by DrewParsons (Vote or comment on this photo)

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