Description: The location and basic characteristics of archaeological sites within the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, as registered within the New Zealand Archaeological Site Recording Scheme database.The displayed areas are approximate to 200m and do not show the shape, extent or boundaries of each site, which may extend beyond the area boundary. If more information is required regarding specific sites contact Karen Greig, NZAA.The NZAA_ID provides a reference to more detailed information (e.g. site plans etc) contained within, and available from the New Zealand Archaeological Association (NZAA) Site Recording Scheme (SRS). The SRS was established in 1958 to encourage the recording of information about archaeological sites. It is a paper-based record system, which contains plans, section drawings, photographs, artefact drawings, and field notes. The Site Recording Scheme is endorsed by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust and Department of Conservation as the national record system for archaeological sites and it currently contains over 50,000 records.Records in the Site Recording Scheme have been contributed by many different individuals and agencies over many years and so vary in quality and in the level of detail offered.The absence of data for any particular area should not be taken to mean that it contains no archaeological sites. It may mean that no archaeological survey has been carried out, or that sites were obscured at the time the survey was done. In any given area there may be any number of undiscovered or unrecorded sites.Some recorded sites may no longer exist. (They may, for example, have been destroyed since they were recorded.). Historical (Post-European contact period) archaeological sites, in particular, are currently under-represented in the Site Recording Scheme.Not all sites recorded in the Site Recording Scheme are archaeological sites in terms of the Historic Places Act 1993. They may, for example, post-date 1900 or no longer be able, through investigation by archaeological methods, to provide evidence relating to the history of New Zealand.The formal evaluation of site significance is not a function of the Site Recording Scheme.While some archaeological sites may also be considered wahi tapu, the Site Recording Scheme is not specifically concerned with such places. If information about wahi tapu is required, it should be obtained from the relevant iwi.Information about vulnerable burial sites will, in some circumstances, be withheld.For many purposes, an inspection by a qualified archaeologist will be required. Information from the Site Recording Scheme is not a substitute for this.Any errors found in the data can be forwarded to the database curators (NZAA) for addressing.
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