Warren Gumbley
Biographic Data
| ID | 5006189 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Warren Gumbley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Warren |
| FAMILY NAME | Gumbley |
| SIGNATURE | GUMBLEY W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Genealogies and oral histories as chronological networks
Human genealogies serve multiple functions beyond documenting one's pedigree. They operate as complex social frameworks that structure knowledge, delimit group membership, explain historical causation, are political tools, and provide chronological foundations for understanding past events and processes across diverse knowledge systems. Archaeologists, ethnologists, and historians have long related historical information from genealogies and asso…
Research Report
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 …
Plant microfossil and 14C analysis of archaeological features at Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
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…
Bringing Christ to Whaingaroa
Te Nihinihi Mission Station was the second of the Wesleyan mission stations at Whaingaroa (Raglan) replacing the earlier station on the north side of the harbour with a dedicated and distinct mission station on the southern side of the harbour in 1839 which operated until 1881. The mission was the third in a chain of missions established by the Wesleyan Mission Society along the west coast of the North Island and in the interior of the Waikato. T…
The Influence of Calibration Curve Construction and Composition on the Accuracy and Precision of Radiocarbon Wiggle-Matching of Tree Rings, Illustrated by Southern Hemisphere Atmospheric Data Sets fro…
This research investigates two factors influencing the ability of tree-ring data to provide accurate 14 C calibration information: the fitness and rigor of the statistical model used to combine the data into a curve; and the accuracy, precision and reproducibility of the component 14 C data sets. It presents a new Bayesian spline method for calibration curve construction and tests it on extant and new Southern Hemisphere (SH) data sets (also exam…
The first accurate and precise calendar dating of New Zealand Māori Pā, using Otāhau Pā as a case study
Patterns of Faunal Resource Use at an Early Prehistoric Settlement at Whangamata on the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Faunal analyses of midden excavated in 2007 from the 14th century Cabana Lodge site (T12/3) at Whangamata, New Zealand are presented here, along with interpretations from collections excavated and surface-collected previously. Analyses of the 2007 assemblage indicate fish (Pagrus auratus) and sea mammal (Arctocephalus forsteri) were of primary importance in the diet; other collections also indicate that dogs were significant. Comparatively few se…
A short note on starch and xylem of Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato) in archaeological deposits from northern New Zealand
Early preserved Polynesian kumara cultivations in New Zealand
Archaeological evidence for prehistoric gardening practices in Polynesia includes stone boundary walls, storage pits and structures, drainage systems and evidence for the modification of soil, but often the remains of horticultural practise are ephemeral. Maori developed a range of novel modifications to their traditional horticultural methods which enabled the successful introduction of the range of Polynesian cultigens into the temperate New Ze…
Early preserved Polynesian kumara cultivations in New Zealand
Archaeological evidence for prehistoric gardening practices in Polynesia includes stone boundary walls, storage pits and structures, drainage systems and evidence for the modification of soil, but often the remains of horticultural practise are ephemeral. Maori developed a range of novel modifications to their traditional horticultural methods which enabled the successful introduction of the range of Polynesian cultigens into the temperate New Ze…
A short note on starch and xylem of Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato) in archaeological deposits from northern New Zealand
Patterns of Faunal Resource Use at an Early Prehistoric Settlement at Whangamata on the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Faunal analyses of midden excavated in 2007 from the 14th century Cabana Lodge site (T12/3) at Whangamata, New Zealand are presented here, along with interpretations from collections excavated and surface-collected previously. Analyses of the 2007 assemblage indicate fish (Pagrus auratus) and sea mammal (Arctocephalus forsteri) were of primary importance in the diet; other collections also indicate that dogs were significant. Comparatively few se…
The first accurate and precise calendar dating of New Zealand Māori Pā, using Otāhau Pā as a case study
The Influence of Calibration Curve Construction and Composition on the Accuracy and Precision of Radiocarbon Wiggle-Matching of Tree Rings, Illustrated by Southern Hemisphere Atmospheric Data Sets fro…
This research investigates two factors influencing the ability of tree-ring data to provide accurate 14 C calibration information: the fitness and rigor of the statistical model used to combine the data into a curve; and the accuracy, precision and reproducibility of the component 14 C data sets. It presents a new Bayesian spline method for calibration curve construction and tests it on extant and new Southern Hemisphere (SH) data sets (also exam…
Bringing Christ to Whaingaroa
Te Nihinihi Mission Station was the second of the Wesleyan mission stations at Whaingaroa (Raglan) replacing the earlier station on the north side of the harbour with a dedicated and distinct mission station on the southern side of the harbour in 1839 which operated until 1881. The mission was the third in a chain of missions established by the Wesleyan Mission Society along the west coast of the North Island and in the interior of the Waikato. T…
Plant microfossil and 14C analysis of archaeological features at Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
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…
Research Report
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 …
Genealogies and oral histories as chronological networks
Human genealogies serve multiple functions beyond documenting one's pedigree. They operate as complex social frameworks that structure knowledge, delimit group membership, explain historical causation, are political tools, and provide chronological foundations for understanding past events and processes across diverse knowledge systems. Archaeologists, ethnologists, and historians have long related historical information from genealogies and asso…
Geology (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Biology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Peninsula (3 works) · Prehistory (3 works)