Benjamin D Jones

Biographic Data

ID3601670
NAMEBenjamin D Jones
GIVEN NAMESBenjamin D
FAMILY NAMEJones
SIGNATUREJONES B D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Auckland
ORCID0000-0002-2960-3193
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Locating the Pā Sites from Hartley Ferrar’s Geological Maps

    Open AccessSimon H Bickler, Benjamin D JonesARTICLEJournal of Pacific Archaeology2025

    This paper explores the history of Hartley Ferrar’s early 20th-century geological maps to identify the location of Māori pā sites in Te Tai Tokerau Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Although in regular use, Ferrar’s maps represent an underexplored resource, revealing over 530 potential pā sites, including many not recorded in the national ArchSite database. The research leverages modern techniques such as georeferencing, manual digitisation, machi…

  • Research Report

    Open AccessMark Horrocks, Bronwen Presswell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Pacific Archaeology2024

    Here we present helminthological analysis of archaeological substrates and coprolites from Coromandel Peninsula. One type of helminth egg, Toxocara canis, was identified. The presence of a single species in numerous samples across widely separate sites suggests it was the most common New Zealand canine helminth parasite in pre-contact times. The distinctive morphology of T. canis eggs makes them readily identified in archaeological contexts, and …

  • Regional implementation of coastal erosion hazard zones for archaeological applications

    Open AccessBenjamin D Jones, Ben Colling et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cultural Heritage2024References: 74

    Hazard zone methodology: The paper employs a hazard zone methodology, typically used for managing erosion risk to modern infrastructure, to assess and manage the risk to coastal archaeological heritage. • Coastal archaeological heritage at risk: Coastal archaeological heritage in Aotearoa/New Zealand is under threat from coastal erosion, with accelerated risk due to rising sea levels. • Projected sea-level rise impact: The study predicts that a r…

  • Plant microfossil and 14C analysis of archaeological features at Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

    Open AccessMark Horrocks, Simon H Bickler et al.ARTICLEJournal of Pacific Archaeology2023

    The study of Māori agriculture has been limited by lack of evidence in the form of plant remains. Studies using a combined microfossil (pollen, phytolith, and starch) approach have shown promise, although have mostly focused on specific sites. Here we address these limitations by providing a relatively high geographic resolution microfossils and 14C study examining how several sites within a region compare to one another. Using samples from sedim…

  • Aotearoa New Zealand’s coastal archaeological heritage

    Open AccessBenjamin D Jones, Mark E Dickson et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Island and Coastal…2023References: 6

    Coastal hazards threaten properties, infrastructure, and cultural sites around Aotearoa New Zealand’s (hereafter Aotearoa) coastline and sea-level rise (SLR) will escalate this problem. At present it is unclear how archaeological sites will be affected by future coastal erosion and inundation. In this paper we combine national-scale archaeological and environmental datasets to provide a first-pass overview of archaeological heritage at risk in Ao…

  • Marquesan ceramics, palaeotsunami, and megalithic architecture

    Open AccessM S Allen, Andrew Mcalister et al.ARTICLEArchaeology in Oceania/Archæology…2021Cited by: 3References: 48

    The iconic Ho‘oumi Beach site (NHo‐3), Nuku Hiva Island (Marquesas), was excavated by Robert Suggs in the late 1950s. It figured importantly in his island‐wide reconstruction of settlement patterns, socio‐political organisation, material culture and subsistence change – a cultural historical framework that has guided Marquesan archaeology for six decades. Ho‘oumi is also one of four Marquesan localities where prehistoric ceramics have been found.…

  • Tracing the resilience and revitalisation of historic taro troduction in Waipi'o Valley, Hawai'i

    Benjamin D Jones, T N Ladefoged et al.ARTICLEJournal of the Polynesian Society2015Cited by: 2

    The resilience and revitalisation of taro/kalo agriculture in the Hawaiian contact period is analysed in Waipi'o Valley, on the Big Island of Hawai`i. Historic work has demonstrated the effects of colonial contact on the people of Waipi'o. Documents from the Māhele period, census information and missionary records are combined to paint a picture of how life unfolded in Waipi'o Valley over time. What is alluded to, and yet unexplored, is the chang…