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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Peter N. Meihana,Corey Hebberd and Shaun Paul Williams

Significant archaeological site could be washed away by the 2100s

Te Pokohiwi o Kupe (Wairau Bar) - (Veronika Meduna, CC BY-SA)

One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s oldest settlement sites is at risk of being washed away by rising seas, according to new research.

Te Pokohiwi o Kupe (Wairau Bar) near Blenheim is a nationally significant archaeological site. It dates back to the first arrival of people and holds the remains of first-generation Polynesian settlers as well as many cultural artefacts.

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