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Barry Curtis Park in south Auckland has volcanic rock walls, reconstructed from a nearby farm site. The unfortunate result isg what happens when landscape architecture captures archaeological reconstruction. | Barry Curtis Park in south Auckland has volcanic rock walls, reconstructed from a nearby farm site. The unfortunate result isg what happens when landscape architecture captures archaeological reconstruction. | ||
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Revision as of 21:34, 20 February 2010
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Archaeological Kitsch
Archaeological items of iconic status become the subject of modern copies and re-use of the imagery. New Zealand items are not immune.
Maori
Rock drawings seem to have been particularly prone to this - borrowings appearing on fabrics, glassware and stamps.
Colonial
Barry Curtis Park in south Auckland has volcanic rock walls, reconstructed from a nearby farm site. The unfortunate result isg what happens when landscape architecture captures archaeological reconstruction.
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