Ferrar joined the New Zealand Geological Survey in 1919, undertaking geological and soil surveys in Northland.
Prior to his work in Northland, and soon after graduating from Cambridge University, Ferrar was appointed geologist with Robert Falcon Scott’s first discovery expedition of the Antarctica in 1901-1904 and also helped shape emerging understanding of the Continental Drift in the early 1900s.
Information on what is happening in your area can be found on the NZAA’s website – www.nzarchaeology.org and you can follow all the action on social media, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter or use the #nzarchweek2024.
New Zealand has a short but dynamic history of settlement, characterised by rapid environmental and cultural change. Archaeological sites in New Zealand relate the story of the first settlers from Eastern Polynesia around 1300 AD, the development of a unique New Zealand Māori culture within a few generations, and the 19th century settlement by European, Chinese and other immigrants. These sites inform us of New Zealand’s domestic, maritime, military, industrial and farming history.