Archaeology in Antarctica

Archaeology in Antarctica outlines the history of archaeology in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic.

The  book details for the first time all past archaeological work in  Antarctica, relating to both its use for conservation and research  purposes, drawing on published, unpublished and oral information. This  work has addressed historic and current scientific bases, explorers’  huts, whaling stations and sealing shelters. The ongoing and long-term  research on the sealing shelters and sites in the South Shetland Islands  features prominently. The archaeology enables new perspectives on the  impact of global modernity and empire in the Antarctic and challenges  established dominant discourses on the ‘heroic’ nature of human  interaction with the continent. The work on sealing sites gives voice to  the experiences of the sealer as a subaltern group previously largely  overlooked by historical sources.

This book will appeal to  students and researchers in archaeology, history and heritage as well as  readers interested in the human and historical aspects of Antarctica’s  past and present.