Earlier this year, Professors Jane Downes and Colin Richards were back in the South Pacific as part of an ongoing project to document endangered cultural heritage sites in the Cook Islands and Niue.
The UHI Archaeology Institute is one of the partners in the project, which saw the assessment and documentation of the islands’ key cultural heritage. The team also worked with the local communities to ensure the preservation of important information about these sites.
The 2023 reports are now available to download:
The reports of previous work are also available:
- Provisional Survey of Aitutaki, Cook Islands Sites and Monuments (2017)
- Excavation of the Ara Metua (Ara Nui o Toi) at Arai te Tonga (2018)
- Excavation and survey of the Ara Metua (Ara Nui o Toi) and related sites at Arai te Tonga (2019)
