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1898-1900 British Antarctic Expedition, or Southern Cross Expedition. Leader: Borchgrevink / Ship: ''Southern Cross'' Built two huts at Cape Adare, one now intact. First party to over-winter on the Antarctic Continent. | 1898-1900 British Antarctic Expedition, or Southern Cross Expedition. Leader: Borchgrevink / Ship: ''Southern Cross'' Built two huts at Cape Adare, one now intact. First party to over-winter on the Antarctic Continent. | ||
| − | 1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition or Terra Nova Expedition Leader Scott / Ship ''Terra Nova'' | + | 1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition or Terra Nova Expedition Leader Scott / Ship ''Terra Nova'' The norther party under the leasership of Campbell built a new hut at Cape Adare (now ruinous) and re-used Borchgrevink hut. The expedition also Built the Cape Evans Hut and re-used the [[Discovery Hut]] at Hut Point Ross Island. |
| + | Ice was reoved from the Borchgrevink hut in 1961 to allow its re-use and some records made of the finds. The initial archaeological work was carried out in 1982 by a [[Canterbury Museum]] party including [[Harrowfield David|David Harrowfield]] Harrowfield carried out further work in 1990. | ||
<googlemap lat="-71.357067" lon="170.332031" zoom="7"> -71.597881, 170.496826, Cape Adare </googlemap> | <googlemap lat="-71.357067" lon="170.332031" zoom="7"> -71.597881, 170.496826, Cape Adare </googlemap> | ||
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History of use of the site in the Heroic Era.
1898-1900 British Antarctic Expedition, or Southern Cross Expedition. Leader: Borchgrevink / Ship: Southern Cross Built two huts at Cape Adare, one now intact. First party to over-winter on the Antarctic Continent.
1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition or Terra Nova Expedition Leader Scott / Ship Terra Nova The norther party under the leasership of Campbell built a new hut at Cape Adare (now ruinous) and re-used Borchgrevink hut. The expedition also Built the Cape Evans Hut and re-used the Discovery Hut at Hut Point Ross Island.
Ice was reoved from the Borchgrevink hut in 1961 to allow its re-use and some records made of the finds. The initial archaeological work was carried out in 1982 by a Canterbury Museum party including David Harrowfield Harrowfield carried out further work in 1990.
<googlemap lat="-71.357067" lon="170.332031" zoom="7"> -71.597881, 170.496826, Cape Adare </googlemap>
Reference: Harrowfield David L. 2004 Archaeology on Ice: a Review of Historical Archaeology in Antarctica. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology 26:5-28.
