B F Leach

Biographic Data

ID1416734
NAMEB F Leach
GIVEN NAMESB F
FAMILY NAMELeach
SIGNATURELEACH B F
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Otago
ORCID0000-0001-5447-6520
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS18
WORKS AS AUTHOR17
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1978
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • The Estimation of Live Fish Size from ArchaeologicalCranial Bones of the New Zealand Tarakihi,Nemadactylus macropterus

    Open AccessB F Leach, J M Davidson et al.ARTICLEArchaeofauna2026

    We present a detailed biometric and nutrient analysis of a species of fish in New Zealand known as tarakihi (Nemadactylus macropterus of the Cheilodactylidae family). This fish is primarily caught in deeper waters, and when found in archaeological sites points to offshore fishing. Modern specimens were measured when just caught and bones extracted and measured. Live fish characteristics were reconstructed using power curve fit equations. Bones fr…

  • Faunal and Floral Analysis of Two Archaeological Sites at Orongorongo River Mouth, South-East Cook Strait, New Zealand

    Open AccessB F Leach, R Wallace et al.ARTICLEArchaeofauna2026

    Two small archaeological sites along the northern shore of Cook Strait New Zealand contained midden remains of fish and shellfish, together with charcoal from fired earth ovens and open fires. These remains provide insight into the food gathered and cooked by pre-European Māori in the period AD 1570 to 1720. The charcoal is mainly from coastal shrubby species, but some is from larger trees, suggesting forest close by during the time of occupation…

  • The Estimation of Live Fish Size from ArchaeologicalCranial Bones of the New Zealand Tarakihi,Nemadactylus macropterus

    Open AccessB F Leach, J M Davidson et al.ARTICLEArchaeofauna2026

    We present a detailed biometric and nutrient analysis of a species of fish in New Zealand known as tarakihi (Nemadactylus macropterus of the Cheilodactylidae family). This fish is primarily caught in deeper waters, and when found in archaeological sites points to offshore fishing. Modern specimens were measured when just caught and bones extracted and measured. Live fish characteristics were reconstructed using power curve fit equations. Bones fr…

  • Faunal and Floral Analysis of Two Archaeological Sites at Orongorongo River Mouth, South-East Cook Strait, New Zealand

    Open AccessB F Leach, R Wallace et al.ARTICLEArchaeofauna2026

    Two small archaeological sites along the northern shore of Cook Strait New Zealand contained midden remains of fish and shellfish, together with charcoal from fired earth ovens and open fires. These remains provide insight into the food gathered and cooked by pre-European Māori in the period AD 1570 to 1720. The charcoal is mainly from coastal shrubby species, but some is from larger trees, suggesting forest close by during the time of occupation…

  • Helen May Leach, An Appreciation

    Open AccessM S Allen, Jenny Cave et al.ARTICLEJournal of Pacific Archaeology2026

    As a tribute to Helen’s scholarly breadth and contributions, her influence as an academic leader and mentor and her warm friendship, several former students and colleagues have participated in the creation of this appreciation

  • Experimental Kūmara Gardens at Whatarangi, Palliser Bay and Robin Hood Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand

    Open AccessFoss Leach, B F LeachARTICLEJournal of Pacific Archaeology2024

    Two experimental gardens of kūmara (Ipomoea batatas), one on each side of Cook Strait, were planted and harvested without fertiliser for a period of 14 and 23 years respectively. The mean annual yield for the garden on the north side of Cook Strait was 10.2 tonne/ha and 7.5 tonne/ha for the southern garden. More than 90% of tubers harvested weigh less than 100g. Yields fluctuated considerably, but did not decline over time. We monitored rainfall,…

  • Freshwater and Marine eels in the Pacific and New Zealand

    Open AccessB F Leach, Joel Davidson et al.ARTICLEArchaeofauna2023References: 7

    Eels are ubiquitous throughout the Pacific and New Zealand, and offer a rich source of protein and fat. However, bones of eels are rare in archaeological sites. This contrast has been noted several times in archaeological literature, not just in the Pacific, but also in Europe. Explanations for the dearth of bones range from taphonomic processes, the bones are too small, or too fragile, or they preferentially self-destruct because they are rich w…

  • Four Centuries of Community Interaction and Trade in Cook Strait, New Zealand

    Open AccessB F LeachARTICLEMankind2010Cited by: 2References: 6

  • Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company Sanitary Ware Survey 1990-1991

    B F Leach, Bill Leach et al.CHAPTERMaterials and Equipment -…2008

    This review presents an analysis of the data generated from the 1990-91 Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company North American Sanitary Ware Survey.

  • Prehistoric Fishing at Fa'ahia, Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia

    Joel Davidson, Janet M Davidson et al.ARTICLEJournal de la Société des…1998

    Une collection d'os de poissons provenant des fouilles du locus C50 à Fa'ahia (Huahine) est analysée et les résultats sont comparés à ceux d'une étude précédente de la faune provenant d'une aire adjacente du même site. Les prises du locus C50 sont dominées par le poisson- perroquet alors que, dans l'étude précédente, le thon était dominant. Un tel contraste entre des parties adjacentes du même site est des plus inhabituels dans le Pacifique. Dive…

  • Geology of the West Leeville Deposit

    M Jackson, Martin P A Jackson et al.CHAPTERCarlin-type gold deposits field…1997

    The West Leeville deposit is a deep, high-grade refractory gold deposit located on the Carlin Trend, 1.5 miles north of the Carlin Mine, Eureka County, Nevada. The deposit is part of a large gold system, extending northwest from the Carlin deposit. At a cutoff of0.200 oz/st, the deposit contains a drill-indicated resource of 7,287,984 tons at an average grade of 0.436 oz/st gold (3,177,561 ounces gold). The majority of the resource is located on …

  • The estimation of live fish size from archaeological cranial bones of the New Zealand blue codParapercis colias

    Open AccessB F Leach, Joel Davidson et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…1997References: 1

    Twenty-four measurements were taken on five of the paired cranial bones and the otoliths of a modern sample of 177 blue cod. Parapercis colias. Regression analysis was performed on these measurements to estimate live fork length and ungutted weight. A number of regression models were examined (linear, logarithmic, exponential and power curve) to work out the optimum estimator for each bone measurement. It was found that live fork length of this s…

  • Fishing, Turtle Hunting, and Mammal Exploitation at Fa'ahia, Huanine, French Polynesia

    B F Leach, Mishiko Intoh et al.ARTICLEJournal de la Société des…1984

    Le site de Fa'ahia et Vaito'otia est bien connu pour livrer des matériaux d'une culture semblable sous de nombreux aspects à ceux des occupations préhistoriques anciennes de Nouvelle-Zélande et à ceux des sites archaïques de Polynésie orientale. Au cours des fouilles, une vaste série ostéologique a été recueillie. Le poisson y prédomine avec des quantités significatives de tortues et de mammifères marins, suivis en quantités moindres d'espèces ra…

  • An archeological fishbone assemblage from the Vitaria Site, Rurutu, Austral islands

    B F Leach, Mishiko IntohARTICLEJournal de la Société des…1984Cited by: 5

    Leach B. F., Intoh Mishiko. An archeological fishbone assemblage from the Vitaria Site, Rurutu, Austral islands.. In: Journal de la Société des océanistes, n°78, tome 40, 1984. pp. 75-77

  • The role of labrid fish in prehistoric economics in New Zealand

    Open AccessB F Leach, A J AndersonARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science1979Cited by: 7References: 2

  • Fish and crayfish from the Washpool Midden site, New Zealand

    Open AccessB F LeachARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science1979Cited by: 3

  • The prehistoric sources of Palliser Bay obsidian

    Open AccessB F Leach, A J AndersonARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science1978Cited by: 1