Anzac Gallipoli Archaeology Database

Trench
Feature ID:
982
Artefact No.:
Artefact Type:
Survey Date:
17 September 2014
Location:
Maori Pah
Period:
c.1915
Area Nationality:
ANZAC
Deployed By:
Length (cm):
1481.5
Width (cm):
330
Preservation:
good
Associated Feature:
979, 980, 981, 983, 984, 985
Material:
Photographed:
No
Description:
Trench leading from wide gully/trench F981 (Maori Pah gully) to the NE providing access to a series of dugouts. Trench is well-defined - wide with sloping sides. Covered with thick holly and other vegetation. Floor of trench is covered with thick leaf litter. The trench is L-shaped and leads up to dug-out F983. Found in an area has many dugouts and many other artefacts, alongside a large trench (Maori Pah gully or trench F981) leading up to the No.1 Outpost front line on the ridge above. Appears to have been an ANZAC back-of-line living area, possibly for the NZ Maori unit.

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