Shadows on the Land: Signs from the Maori Past

Publisher's note: "Discover the fascinating heritage of New Zealand's past, through this exploration of ancient Maori sites - the many photographs reveal the outlines of fighting pa, beach camps, hunting sites, places where stone tools were quarried, Maori landmarks and sacred places. There are signs too of the Maori past in the remains of New Zealand's first farms, dating back 1000 years, and in the old-time vegetables and plants they grew. The bones of vanished birds and animals are shown on the beaches where they were killed and eaten through the centuries. There is early art in the form of cave drawings. With this pictorial outline of New Zealand's archaeological sites is a lively outline of early Maori life and the stories behind the ancient monuments. In particular the story of the Maori pa is traced with examples from some of the 5500 or more still to be seen about the countryside. For anyone interested in New Zealand, its past and the landscape today, there is much here to delight and inform."