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Industrial archaeology at South Georgia: methods and results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Bjørn L. Basberg ,
Dag Nævestad  and
Gustav Rossnes
Bjørn L. Basberg
Affiliation:
Trondheim College of Economics and Business Administration, N-7005 Trondheim, Norway
Dag Nævestad
Affiliation:
Norwegian Maritime Museum, Bygdøynesveien 37, N-0286 Oslo, Norway
Gustav Rossnes
Affiliation:
Directorate for Cultural Heritage, P.O. Box 8196, Dep., N-0034 Oslo, Norway
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Abstract

The former whaling stations at Grytviken, Husvik Harbour, and Stromness Harbour on South Georgia were surveyed during two expeditions by a Norwegian party investigating industrial archaeology. This paper decribes the survey methods, which included photographic documentation, measurements, and mapping. Maps of the entire stations were made from photogrammetric and theodolite surveys. Detailed plans of the individual buildings were made, with each room being identified and measured. A detailed photographic survey was also undertaken. The paper then presents the main results of the analysis of the survey so far, and suggests some possibilities for utilizing the results in future research. It also describes an ongoing project on the construction of a CD-ROM on the history of Husvik Harbour, of which the survey data are an important part.

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Polar Record , Volume 32 , Issue 180 , January 1996 , pp. 51 - 66
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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