Archaeological Investigation of Sealing Sites at Heard Island

A report and images taken as part of ASAC (AAS) project 380 - Archaeological Investigation of Sealing Sites at Heard Island.Taken from the report:From November 1986 to January 1987 the authors participated in the ANARE expedition to Heard Island. Our objectives were:1) To undertake a survey of historic archaeological sites of Heard Island and to compile an inventory of sites.2) At the request of the Antarctic Division to salvage certain sealing-era artefacts identified in the 1985/86 ANARE report as being at risk.3) At the request of the Antarctic Division, to record the site of the historic ANARE station at Atlas Cove, to assess the significance of surviving site features and make recommendations for the conservation of significant elements.4) To provide a report to the Australian Heritage Commission documenting the location, description and assessment of the various sealing and other historic places located during the 1986-87 expedition.Sealing sites on Heard Island can be categorised into five types based on structural and functional differences. These five types are:a) stone platformsb) hut footings or ruinsc) occupied cavesd) barrelse) graveAll types of sites are found on the various beaches around the island, except that stone platforms appear to be confined to the southern beaches, and only one grave is known.本数据集包含ASAC（AAS）第380号项目——赫德岛海豹捕猎遗址考古调查的相关报告与影像资料。资料源自如下报告：1986年11月至1987年1月，项目作者参与了赴赫德岛的澳大利亚国家南极研究探险队（Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, ANARE）。本次调查的目标如下：1）开展赫德岛历史考古遗址的全面普查，并编制遗址名录；2）应澳大利亚南极司的要求，对1985/86年度ANARE报告中认定存在损毁风险的若干海豹捕猎时期人工制品开展抢救性回收；3）应澳大利亚南极司的要求，记录阿特拉斯湾（Atlas Cove）历史ANARE站址，评估现存遗址遗迹的学术价值，并针对重要遗存的保护工作提出建议；4）向澳大利亚遗产委员会提交报告，记录1986-1987年探险期间发现的各类海豹捕猎及其他历史遗迹的位置、基本概况与价值评估结果。赫德岛的海豹捕猎遗址可依据结构与功能差异划分为五类，具体如下：a) 石质平台；b) 小屋地基或废墟；c) 占用型洞穴；d) 储油桶；e) 墓葬。除石质平台仅局限于南部海滩分布，且目前仅发现1处墓葬外，其余类型遗址均可见于岛屿周边各处海滩。