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Archaeological survey of the Arrow River and Macetown, Otago Peter Petchey PO Box 6331, Dunedin ABSTRACT The area around the Arrow River and Macetown in Otago, New Zealand, is archaeologically and historically rich and important. The present Macetown Historic Reserve protects some of the most important features of the area, namely the township site, Anderson’s Battery and the Homeward Bound Battery, but a great deal lies outside the reserve boundaries. To fully interpret the gold mining history of the area, the whole archaeological landscape needs to be considered. This report presents, in some detail, a record of the mining archaeological remains in the area. Maps of the site complexes have been prepared from purpose-flown, low-level aerial photographs, observations of ground controls and detailed ground checking and drawing. Some features will have inevitably been missed, but the overall coverage is good. The remains of numerous mining operations have been recorded, including battery sites, hut sites, tramway formations, aerial cableway remains, adits, shafts, mullock heaps and items of mining plant. Included in the survey is the site of New Zealand’s highest goldmine, the Sunrise, at nearly a mile high. It is hoped that the information presented here can fulfil a number of roles. It provides a permanent account of the archaeological record of Macetown; it can be used as a management tool for the conservation of the historic features presented, some of which will have a limited existence; and it can be used as a basis for further archaeological research. Keywords: Colonial, nineteenth century, history, gold, industrial archaeology, Wakatipu, Macetown, Twelve Mile Creek, Rich Burn, mining technology, aerial cableway, stamper battery, cyanide process, Otago, New Zealand, pastoral lease, resource management, aerial photography. © November 2002, Department of Conservation. This paper may be cited as: Petchey, P. 2002: Archaeological survey of the Arrow River and Macetown, Otago. Department of Conservation, Wellington. vi + 59 p. v
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