Bruce McFadgen
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Bruce McFadgen's Degrees
- Bachelors Archaeology University of Auckland
- Masters Archaeology University of New Zealand
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Bruce Gordon McFadgen is a New Zealand surveyor and archaeologist. McFadgen qualified as a land surveyor at the University of Otago, and worked for the Department of Lands and Survey until 1968. He then completed a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in anthropology at Otago, followed by a PhD in geology at Victoria University of Wellington in 1979, before working as a staff archaeologist for the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
Bruce McFadgen's Published Works
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- Sedimentary differences between the 2002 Easter storm and the 15th-century Okoropunga tsunami, southeastern North Island, New Zealand (2004) (250)
- Radiocarbon Calibration Curve Variations and Their Implications for the Interpretation of New Zealand Prehistory (1994) (106)
- The Prehistory of New Zealand (1985) (96)
- Tephras and New Zealand Archaeology (2000) (92)
- Radiocarbon age of the Kaharoa Tephra, a key marker for late-Holocene stratigraphy and archaeology in New Zealand (1998) (74)
- Late Holocene stratigraphy of coastal deposits between Auckland and Dunedin, New Zealand (1985) (74)
- Seismic driving of nationwide changes in geomorphology and prehistoric settlement—a 15th Century New Zealand example (2002) (74)
- Tsunamis in the New Zealand archaeological record (2007) (63)
- Archaeology and holocene sand dune stratigraphy on Chatham Island (1994) (54)
- Maori Plaggen soils in New Zealand, their origin and properties. (1980) (46)
- Large earthquakes and the abandonment of prehistoric coastal settlements in 15th century New Zealand (2003) (44)
- Catastrophic seismic-related events and their impact on prehistoric human occupation, coastal New Zealand (2001) (42)
- Calibrating New Zealand Radiocarbon Dates of Marine Shells (1990) (42)
- Environmental Influences on Dietary Carbon and 14C Ages in Modern Rats and Other Species (2001) (37)
- Predecessor to New Zealand's largest historic trans-South Pacific tsunami of 1868 AD (2010) (35)
- Radiocarbon Dates from Jar and Coffin Burials of the Cardamom Mountains Reveal a Unique Mortuary Ritual in Cambodia's Late- to Post-Angkor Period (15th–17th Centuries AD) (2012) (35)
- Hostile Shores: Catastrophic Events in Prehistoric New Zealand and Their Impact on Maori Coastal Communities (2008) (35)
- Palaeotsunamis and their influence on Polynesian settlement (2012) (35)
- An earth systems approach to understanding the tectonic and cultural landscapes of linked marine embayments: Avon‐Heathcote Estuary (Ihutai) and Lake Ellesmere (Waihora), New Zealand (2005) (34)
- “Mystic Fires of Tamaatea”: Attempts to creatively rewrite New Zealand's cultural and tectonic past (2003) (33)
- Geomorphology and accommodation space as limiting factors on tsunami deposition: Chatham Island, southwest Pacific Ocean (2010) (31)
- A synthesis and review of the geological evidence for palaeotsunamis along the coast of southeast Australia: The evidence, issues and potential ways forward (2012) (25)
- Reliability of Bone Gelatin AMS Dating: Rattus Exulans and Marine Shell Radiocarbon Dates from Pauatahanui Midden Sites in Wellington, New Zealand (1999) (21)
- Beach ridges, breakers and bones: late Holocene geology and archaeology of the Fyffe site, S49/46, Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand (1987) (17)
- A stone row system at Okoropunga on the southeast Wairarapa coast and inferences about coastal stone rows elsewhere in central New Zealand. (1980) (16)
- Reciting the layers: Evidence for past tsunamis at Mataora-Wairau Lagoon, Aotearoa-New Zealand (2017) (16)
- Least-Squares Fitting Smooth Curves to Decadal Radiocarbon Calibration Data from AD 1145 to AD 1945 (2001) (16)
- Late Holocene depositional episodes in coastal New Zealand (1989) (12)
- Holocene sand dunes on Enderby Island, Auckland Islands (1984) (12)
- Digital architectural photogrammetric recording of historical buildings and monuments (2003) (11)
- Tectonic environments of ancient civilizations: Opportunities for archaeoseismological and anthropological studies (2010) (10)
- Prehistoric Coastal Mass Burials: Did Death Come in Waves? (2018) (10)
- Biodiversity : papers from a seminar series on biodiversity, hosted by Science and Research Division, Department of Conservation, Wellington, 14 June - 26 July 1994 (1996) (10)
- Age relationship between a Maori plaggen soil and Moa-hunter sites on the west Wellington coast (1980) (9)
- The first archaeointensity records from New Zealand: evidence for a fifteenth century AD archaeomagnetic ‘spike’ in the SW Pacific Region? (2020) (9)
- Marine Terraces Reveal Complex Near-Shore Upper-Plate Faulting in the Northern Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand (2020) (9)
- The antiquidity of man at Lake Poukawa, New Zealand (1979) (8)
- Putting a spin on palaeotsunami deposits (2016) (8)
- Least-Squares Fitting A Smooth Curve to Radiocarbon Calibration Data (1997) (8)
- Radio carbon in modern marine shells compared with the new zealand standard (1978) (8)
- Archaeology of the Wellington Conservancy: Wairarapa. A study in tectonic archaeology (2007) (8)
- Nationwide tsunami during prehistoric Maori occupation, New Zealand (2001) (7)
- Geomorphological evidence for a Pleistocene barrier at Matakana Island, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (2000) (7)
- Radiocarbon/Tree-Ring Calibration, Solar Activity, and Upwelling of Ocean Water (2004) (6)
- Ruahihi Pa : a prehistoric defended settlement in the south-western Bay of Plenty (1984) (5)
- The biology, ecology and history of toheroa (Paphies ventricosa): a review of scientific, local and customary knowledge (2018) (5)
- Environment and Archaeology in New Zealand (1978) (5)
- Promoting Engagement Through a Student-Built Digital Atlas of Maori Studies (2013) (5)
- FROM JAR AND COFFIN BURIALS OF THE CARDAMOM MOUNTAINS REVEAL A UNIQUE MORTUARY RITUAL IN CAMBODIA ’ S LATE-TO POST-ANGKOR PERIOD ( 15 TH – 17 TH CENTURIES AD ) (2012) (4)
- Influences of Active Tectonism on Human Development: A Review And Neolithic Example (2013) (4)
- Formation, landforms and palaeoenvironment of Matakana Island and implications for archaeology Formation, landforms and palaeoenvironment of Matakana Island and implications for archaeology (2010) (4)
- Late Holocene geology and archaeology of Parapara Spit, Golden Bay, New Zealand (1979) (3)
- AN APPLICATION OF STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORDING (1971) (3)
- Archaeology of the Wellington Conservancy (2005) (3)
- Tectonic activity and the history of Wairau Bar, New Zealand’s iconic site of early settlement (2019) (2)
- A discussion of the molluscan evidence for late holocene climate change on Motutapu Island, Hauraki Gulf (2001) (1)
- NEW ZEALAND SURVEYOR (2013) (1)
- Landscape archaeology—The value of context to archaeological interpretation: A case study from Waitore, New Zealand (2021) (1)
- Hangi Magnetism: first Archaeomagnetic Results from New Zealand (2012) (1)
- New Zealand Radiocarbon Database (1999) (1)
- The Australian megatsunami debate: Synthesis of and commentary on spatial and temporal distribution of Australian megatsunami deposits along the coast of South East Australia (2011) (1)
- Prehistoric Coastal Mass Burials: Did Death Come in Waves? (2018) (0)
- Tsunami or storm deposit? A late Holocene sedimentary record from Swamp Bay, Rangitoto ki te Tonga/D’Urville Island, Aotearoa – New Zealand (2022) (0)
- Tsunami in Maori archaeology (2002) (0)
- Landsnail Analysis: Reply to Wallace (1988) (0)
- Archaeomagnetic directions and intensities from New Zealand: evidence for a fifteenth century AD archaeomagnetic “spike” in the SW Pacific? (2020) (0)
- Putting 'Te Kawa a Maui' (Maori Studies) on the Map (2013) (0)
- Archaeomagnetic studies of Maori Hangi Stones from New Zealand (2014) (0)
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