Lyttelton Stories
Exploring local history through the eyes of tamariki
Lyttelton Stories is an exhibition of Ōhinehou Lyttelton’s history and archaeology, told through nine artefacts from Lyttelton and curated by ākonga (students) from Lyttelton Primary School.
Students selected the artefacts and worked in groups to learn more about their history through observation, primary documents, and talking to archaeologists. They created interpretation based on what they learned, and how they imagined the objects were made, used, discarded, and then found. Students chose to tell their stories in many ways, through words, images, and creative constructions. The stories focus on how and why the ākonga thought the artefacts might first have been lost and then, much later, found.
The artefacts in the exhibition were recovered from archaeological excavations in Lyttelton. The collection is held by Christchurch Archaeology Project.
Christchurch Archaeology Poject would like to thank the students of Lyttelton Primary School, Dinah Wallis, Jenny Felton, Rewi Couch (Ngāti Wheke), Lynette Cotterill (Ngāti Wheke) and our generous funders, Christchurch City Council and Lyttelton Port Company, without whom this project would not have been possible.
