Bruce Gordon McFadgen (born 1943) is a New Zealand

surveyor Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. These points are usually on the ...

and

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

. McFadgen qualified as a land surveyor at the

University of Otago The University of Otago () is a public university, public research university, research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Founded in 1869, Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in ...

, and worked for the

Department of Lands and Survey The Department of Lands and Survey was a government department in New Zealand that managed the administration of Crown land and its survey and mapping requirements. History Establishment The department was established in 1876 with the appointment ...

until 1968. He then completed a

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and

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degrees in

anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, society, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behav ...

at Otago, followed by a

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geology Geology (). is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Earth ...

Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...

in 1979, before working as a staff archaeologist for the

New Zealand Historic Places Trust Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (initially the National Historic Places Trust and then, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust; in ) is a Crown entity that advocates for the protection of ancestral sites and heritage bui ...

. McFadgen was employed by the

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from 1987 to 2003, when he took early retirement to take up the 2003 JD Stout Fellowship at the Stout Research Centre. He has served on the

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's Skinner Research Fund Committee since 1987, as president of the New Zealand Archaeological Association from 1986 to 1988, and as editor of the journal of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors.

Publications

McFadgen has over 70 refereed publications, including monographs and book chapters. He also authored the book: *

References

1943 births Living people New Zealand archaeologists New Zealand surveyors New Zealand public servants University of Otago alumni Victoria University of Wellington alumni Prehistorians {{Archaeologist-stub