Louise Furey Explained

Louise Furey
Education:	University of Auckland (MA, DSc)
Occupation:	Curator of archaeology
Discipline:	New Zealand archaeology
Workplaces:	Auckland War Memorial Museum

Margaret Louise Furey is a New Zealand archaeologist. Formerly a consulting archaeologist, she is now Curator of Archaeology at Auckland War Memorial Museum.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Furey completed her BA and MA at University of Auckland in anthropology (archaeology). In 2005 she was awarded a Doctor of Science by the university for her research in archaeological science (the first and only time that this qualification has been awarded to an archaeologist by the university).^{[3] [4] [5]}

Research

Furey's research interests are around Māori material culture, and she is also interested in traditional Māori gardening and the sites and material culture of the first 200 years after Polynesians arrived in Aotearoa.

Furey has three current research projects. One focusses on early Māori ornaments held in museums and private collections in New Zealand. The second is Ahuahu Great Mercury Island Archaeology Project, a partnership between Auckland War Memorial Museum and University of Auckland. The last is a Royal Society Te Apārangi Marsden grant funded project "accurately dating the Māori past using marine shells".^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Selected publications

• • • Furey, L. (2006). Māori gardening: An archaeological perspective. Department of Conservation.
• Furey, L., Sutton, D. & Marshall, Y. (2003). The Archaeology of Pouerua. Auckland University Press.
• Furey, L. (2002). Houhora. A Fourteenth Century Māori Village in Northland. Bulletin of the Auckland Museum, 19.

References

1. Web site: Auckland Museum . Louise Furey – Discover .
2. Web site: CFG Heritage Consultants, Archaeologist and Historic Researchers . 7 March 2022 . www.cfgheritage.com.
3. Web site: Faculty of Arts – The University of Auckland . 7 March 2022 . www.calendar.auckland.ac.nz.
4. Web site: Furey . Margaret Louise . Field recording and the Coromandel region a discussion of site survey metholology and data analysis . 7 March 2022 . catalogue.library.auckland.ac.nz . en.
5. Web site: Meet Louise Furey LEARNZ . 7 March 2022 . www.learnz.org.nz.
6. Web site: . . Accurately Dating The Māori Past Using Marine Shells Through Cross-collaborative Funding Success . 8 March 2022 . 6 December 2021.
7. Web site: Early Maori Village Unearthed – Archaeology Magazine . 8 March 2022 . www.archaeology.org.
8. Web site: Walters . Laura . 17 July 2015 . Fishy finds in 660-year-old dig . 8 March 2022 . . en.
9. Web site: Using marine shells to accurately locate early Māori settlers in time . 8 March 2022 . Royal Society Te Apārangi.