Anne Leahy (archaeologist)

Anne Leahy (26 July 1925 – 27 June 2023)[1] was a New Zealand archaeologist, active from 1949 to 1995.[2]

Biography

Leahy and Janet Davidson carried out excavations on pre-European sites at Station Bay on Motutapu Island.[3] In 2006 Leahy was awarded the Groube Fieldwork Award from the New Zealand Archaeological Association.[4]

Photographs by Leahy of excavations, and the items discovered during them, are held in the collections of the University of Auckland and the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[5]

Publications

References

  1. ↑ "Anne LEAHY Obituary (1925–2023) – Mt Wellington, Auckland – The New Zealand Herald". Legacy.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Leahy, Anne (1 January 1960). "Leahy, Anne fl 1960–1995 : Letters from Trevor Hosking". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Jones, Kevin. "Roger C. Green Lifetime Achievement Award. Janet Davidson" (PDF). New Zealand Archaeological Association. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Previous Award Winners". NZ Archaeological Association. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Anne Leahy". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 25 April 2019.