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DOCUMENT Citation Only Maria X Senatore.

This paper is framed in a broader theoretical discussion on the role that materiality plays in the building of the Master Narratives of Antarctic History. In order to explore the scope of the Antarctic Heritage at present I have studied the following items and the relationships they bear to one another: a) some of the most widely spread versions of the Antarctic History; b) the process for designating Historic Sites and Monuments under the Antarctic Treaty and the characteristics of the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Maria Ximena Senatore. Diego Aguirrezábal.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "In Small Islands Forgotten: Insular Historical Archaeologies of a Globalizing World", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Antarctica has no native populations and is predominantly presented as wilderness, an untouched natural landscape. However, humans have been there since the South Shetland Islands were first sighted around the 1820s. Historical archaeological studies have connected these remote islands to the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Bryan Lintott.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Pre-Recorded Video Presentation Things and the Global Antarctica", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The mythos of Antarctica and Outer Space is imbued with an aura of adventure and association with iconic figures of exploration and science that have influenced public discourses and political decisions. Beyond these tropes in the public domain are hard geospatial-geopolitical considerations, complex logistics,...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Maria Victoria Nuviala Antelo. Maria Violeta Nuviala Antelo. Maria Ximena Senatore.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Pre-Recorded Video Presentation Things and the Global Antarctica", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The prevailing image of Antarctica as a natural and pristine territory has been reinforced by the Treaty System policies on environmental protection toward the minimization of human impact. In this framework, humans have been perceived as transient visitors and 'things' as removable objects. This presentation...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Camilla J Nichol.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Pre-Recorded Video Presentation Things and the Global Antarctica", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The historic sites on the Antarctic Peninsula cared for by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust offer a series of snapshots of the British scientific history in Antarctica between 1944 -1993. On the face of it, these histories appear straightforward; their narratives emerging from the rich assemblages of artefacts...