Roman McBride
Archaeologist
Rowan has a BA (Hons) from the University of Otago, an MA (First Class) in Anthropology from the University of Auckland and a PhD in Earth Sciences from the University of Waikato. Rowan joined CFG Heritage Ltd in 2026, having worked as a consultant archaeologist since 2014, with experience in the Bay of Plenty, Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato and Auckland. He is proficient in archaeological survey, assessment, excavation, monitoring, analysis and reporting across a wide range of site types.
Rowan specialises in radiocarbon dating and Bayesian chronological modelling. His doctoral research used AMS wiggle-match dating of palisade posts to build a chronology of pā construction in the Middle Waikato Basin at local and regional scales. His current interests include landscape-scale chronological modelling, Māori horticulture and periods of cultural transition in New Zealand’s archaeological record.