When excavated, each piece is registered to a milling statement number of MPI. (Ministry of Primary Industries of New Zealand). This normally includes the date and location of excavation.

During production, each piece is assigned a serial number by the manufacturer. The manufacturer also radiocarbon dates the Ancient Kauri to identify how long it was buried in the swamp.

The brand registers the serial numbers with AncientKauri.org, creating a unique information page for each item.

Ancient Kauri or Swamp Kauri refers to prehistoric Kauri forests, buried and preserved in peat swamps up to 50,000 years ago in New Zealand’s North Island by an unexplained act of nature at the end of the last Ice Age. The fallen Kauri trees have been preserved for centuries underground, sealed in a chemically balanced environment that has left them in perfectly workable condition. The trees grew for nearly 2000 years before they were buried. Some have a girth of around 40 feet and a total height of nearly 200 feet.

Ancient Kauri wood is the oldest workable wood available in the world and is extremely attractive. The grain and tones of the Kauri wood have an extraordinary shimmering iridescence. The glow of Ancient Kauri adds to its beauty and illustrates that Ancient Kauri is a special, gorgeous timber.