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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.  
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[http://cep.ats.aq/cep/apa/aspa/sites/aspa159/summary.html The site is protected as ASPA 159]
  
1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition or Terra Nova Expedition  Leader Scott / Ship ''Terra Nova''  Built the Cape Evans Hut, also built new hut at Cape Adare (now ruinous) and re-used Borchgrevink hut. Re-used the Discovery Hut.  
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'''History of use of the site in the Heroic Era.'''
  
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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. This was the first party to over-winter on the Antarctic Continent.
  
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1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition or Terra Nova Expedition  Leader Scott / Ship ''Terra Nova''  The northern party under the leadership of Victor Campbell built a new hut at Cape Adare (now ruinous) and re-used Borchgrevink hut. This expedition also built the [[Cape Evans]] Hut and re-used the [[Discovery Hut]] at Hut Point Ross Island.
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'''Archaeological Investigation'''
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Ice was removed from the Borchgrevink hut in 1961 to allow its re-use and some records were made of the finds. The initial archaeological work at the site was carried out in 1982 by a [[Canterbury Museum]] party including [[Harrowfield David|David Harrowfield]]. Harrowfield carried out further archaeological work in 1990.
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[http://www.ats.aq/documents/recatt/att279_e.pdf Management Plan]
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<html><a><img src="http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/32302708.jpg"> Cape Adare huts</a></html>
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'''External Resources'''
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Antarctic Heritage Trust page and  virtual tour [http://www.nzaht.org/AHT/HistoryCapeAdare/]
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'''References:'''
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Harrowfield David L. 1991 Archaeology of Borchgrevink's Stores Hut, Cape Adare, Antarctica. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology 13:177-197.
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Harrowfield David L. 2004 [http://www.polarheritage.com/content/documents/11.pdf Archaeology on Ice: a Review of Historical Archaeology in Antarctica.] New Zealand Journal of Archaeology 26:5-28.
  
  
  
 
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Cape Adare

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The site is protected as ASPA 159

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. This was the first party to over-winter on the Antarctic Continent.

1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition or Terra Nova Expedition Leader Scott / Ship Terra Nova The northern party under the leadership of Victor Campbell built a new hut at Cape Adare (now ruinous) and re-used Borchgrevink hut. This expedition also built the Cape Evans Hut and re-used the Discovery Hut at Hut Point Ross Island.

Archaeological Investigation

Ice was removed from the Borchgrevink hut in 1961 to allow its re-use and some records were made of the finds. The initial archaeological work at the site was carried out in 1982 by a Canterbury Museum party including David Harrowfield. Harrowfield carried out further archaeological work in 1990.

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Management Plan

Cape Adare huts

External Resources

Antarctic Heritage Trust page and virtual tour [1]

References:

Harrowfield David L. 1991 Archaeology of Borchgrevink's Stores Hut, Cape Adare, Antarctica. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology 13:177-197.

Harrowfield David L. 2004 Archaeology on Ice: a Review of Historical Archaeology in Antarctica. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology 26:5-28.