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A team of archaeologists have unearthed the remnants of a centuries-old village near Gisborne.
They believe the small Cooks Cove village may have been established by Maori as early as the 14th century.
Earth ovens, prehistoric food remains, tools and post holes from a whare were found by the archaeologists, from the New Zealand Historic Places Trust and the University of Otago.
