The location of Lawrence in Otago, New Zealand. The 'old' cemetery on Ardrossan Street is recorded as archaeological site H44/1135 (Figure 3), and the 'new' cemetery on Gabriel Street is site H44/1136. The Chinese section of the Gabriel Street cemetery (confusingly known as the 'old' part of the new cemetery) where our research is focused, is at the southern end where numerous standing and fallen Chinese gravestones are still present (Figure 4). The excavations were carried out under Archaeological Authority No. 2018/456 issued by Heritage New Zealand and Disinterment Licence No 09/2018 issued by the Ministry of Health. Extensive consultation was carried out prior to the permissions being sought, including with the Lawrence Tuapeka Community Board, the Otago Southland Chinese Association and Te Runanga o Otakou.