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science and the early maori

Science and the Early Maori

The early people of Aotearoa used science daily in their
lives. They would use the natural world to guide them.

Science was used in:

Navigation

Food growing

Preserving food

Fishing

Hunting

Cooking

Building

In your project you need to investigate 4 sciences that
were used by early Maori. Select from the list above.

The project is to be on a blog.

Each topic must take up one - two pages

You must have headings of:

Name:

How was science involved:

Content: A definition, description, examples, pictures, and
diagrams.

Subject 1.

Maori Cooking.

Before the arrival of Pakeha (fair skinned people), Maori had no metal or ceramic cooking
vessels. Methods of cookery were severely limited the only containers to hold liquid were
Hue (gourds) Wooden Bowls Or Vessels made from stone.

Maori understood the perfection of wet steam & smoke (Hangi). Maori could roast and bake in the open fire and bake in hot ashes. They could grill on hot stones but had no means of frying, nor did they bake or pot roast in dry heat. The diet was light on protein and included no grain- food products as a carbohydrate base.

Maori were very highly skilled in the art of hunting, fishing and cultivation, and possessed
great ingenuity in creating Hakari (Banquets) from limited cooking resources. With the
introduction of foreign foods and cooking equipment, Maori were quick to adapt to the
ever changing needs of every day living taking into consideration the wisdom to cherish and retain many foods and culinary methods of the past. Yet within these limitations their cuisine was wide ranging, nutritious and appetising. When the Pakeha (fair skinned) people introduced different foods and equipment, Maori were quick to grasp their advantage.

During the Colonial era Maori learned to use European foods and methods, and to adapt
them to their own tastes, at the same time retaining many of our favourite early methods
of indigenous foodstuffs and their health qualities. As we make comparisons of the past
and the cooking styles and techniques of today, this menu will bring together a great
taste of New Zealand.

Subject 2.

Fishing.

The ancestors of Māori would have arrived at these shores steeped in rich
fishing traditions and practice, and would have adapted this fishing culture
to local conditions, species, and materials.

Matau (fish hooks) made by Māori are simple, ingenious, and beautifully
constructed. The huge variety of hooks represent the many kinds of fish
caught here as well as the many techniques used.

Pā kahawai are numerous. These are a result of Eastern Pacific-style trolling
lures being made here in local materials. The numbers of these that survive
also reflect the importance and availability of the fish species they caught
–voracious surface feeders such as kahawai and barracouta.

These trolling lures and hooks are made from wood, shell, and bone – the
fish being attracted to the flashes of movement and colour of the iridescent
pāua shell that lined the shank. The shank could be made out of whalebone
or wood, and after Pākehā (Europeans) arrived, iron. As an added luring
device, feathers were sometimes attached.

Subject 3

Building.

The earliest known dwellings constructed by the ancestors of Māori were
adaptations of the houses they had known in their former homelands in Polynesia.
The houses in their new country were only semi-permanent because the occupants
moved frequently in search of food and other supplies. They were often built
in groups of 10 or more, although each house was occupied by a single family group.
Houses could be round, rectangular or oval. They had a wooden frame covered with
reeds such as raupō (bulrush), toetoe or nīkau palm leaves, and sometimes other
materials such as bark. The earth floors were covered in tough flax mats, and the
only furnishings were beds made of finer matting laid over fern leaves.

Subject 4

Hunting

In the forest, birds were important as a supply of protein. Before the arrival of
Europeans, New Zealand had no land mammals to use for meat except the
introduced kurī (dog) and kiore (rat).

For many tribes, the main fowling season in autumn was a vital part of life. A variety of birds
were taken – kererū (New Zealand pigeons), kākā (parrots) and tūī were particularly important.
They were often preserved in their own fat. Feathers of different birds were also used for
adornment and making cloaks.

Navigation Techniques

Mars Rover Uses Maori navigation techniques.

• The swells in the ocean can tell an experienced navigator a lot. Ocean
• waves (swells) are formed by the wind, and there are some swells
• that are always on the ocean, such as a main westerly swell. Swells can
• interact and form interference patterns and can reflect off islands.
• Experienced seafarers can identify many different swells in the ocean
• and deduce direction from them. They will also know that an island is
• near.

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