Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprint

Autores
Salerno, Melisa Anabella; Cruz, María Jimena
Año de publicación
2023
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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In the 19th century, sealing vessels visited the South Shetland Islands to exploit animal resources for the global skin and oil markets. The captains or mates of these vessels were responsible for keeping a logbook in which they recorded daily observations of weather conditions, hunting activities, etc. Despite the value of these documents as a source of information, archaeologists studying Antarctic sealing have not always relied on them. This paper examines the potential of logbooks for providing information that is relevant to the archaeological study of sealing in the South Shetland Islands. In particular, it discusses how documentary analysis of exploitation strategies can provide insight into the dynamics that influenced the configuration of sealers’ sites. To this end, we propose a methodology for investigating exploitation strategies, taking into account several archaeologically sensitive variables, including the number, location and duration of landings, as well as the activities carried out during these events. We have taken four logbooks dating from the early and late 19th century – specifically those of the Aurora (1820–1821), the Huron (1820–1822), the Thomas Hunt (1873–1874) and the Sarah W. Hunt (1887–1888) – as case studies to test the proposed methodology.
Fil: Salerno, Melisa Anabella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina
Fil: Cruz, María Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina
Materia
LOGBOOKS
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
SEALING
EXPLOITATION STRATEGIES
ARCHAEOLOGY
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spelling Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprintSalerno, Melisa AnabellaCruz, María JimenaLOGBOOKSSOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDSSEALINGEXPLOITATION STRATEGIESARCHAEOLOGYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6In the 19th century, sealing vessels visited the South Shetland Islands to exploit animal resources for the global skin and oil markets. The captains or mates of these vessels were responsible for keeping a logbook in which they recorded daily observations of weather conditions, hunting activities, etc. Despite the value of these documents as a source of information, archaeologists studying Antarctic sealing have not always relied on them. This paper examines the potential of logbooks for providing information that is relevant to the archaeological study of sealing in the South Shetland Islands. In particular, it discusses how documentary analysis of exploitation strategies can provide insight into the dynamics that influenced the configuration of sealers’ sites. To this end, we propose a methodology for investigating exploitation strategies, taking into account several archaeologically sensitive variables, including the number, location and duration of landings, as well as the activities carried out during these events. We have taken four logbooks dating from the early and late 19th century – specifically those of the Aurora (1820–1821), the Huron (1820–1822), the Thomas Hunt (1873–1874) and the Sarah W. Hunt (1887–1888) – as case studies to test the proposed methodology.Fil: Salerno, Melisa Anabella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; ArgentinaFil: Cruz, María Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; ArgentinaCambridge University Press2023-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/237527Salerno, Melisa Anabella; Cruz, María Jimena; Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprint; Cambridge University Press; Polar Record; 59; 3; 11-2023; 1-180032-24741475-3057CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1017/S0032247423000293info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:38:25Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/237527instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:38:26.031CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprint
title Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprint
spellingShingle Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprint
Salerno, Melisa Anabella
LOGBOOKS
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
SEALING
EXPLOITATION STRATEGIES
ARCHAEOLOGY
title_short Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprint
title_full Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprint
title_fullStr Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprint
title_full_unstemmed Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprint
title_sort Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprint
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Salerno, Melisa Anabella
Cruz, María Jimena
author Salerno, Melisa Anabella
author_facet Salerno, Melisa Anabella
Cruz, María Jimena
author_role author
author2 Cruz, María Jimena
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv LOGBOOKS
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
SEALING
EXPLOITATION STRATEGIES
ARCHAEOLOGY
topic LOGBOOKS
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
SEALING
EXPLOITATION STRATEGIES
ARCHAEOLOGY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In the 19th century, sealing vessels visited the South Shetland Islands to exploit animal resources for the global skin and oil markets. The captains or mates of these vessels were responsible for keeping a logbook in which they recorded daily observations of weather conditions, hunting activities, etc. Despite the value of these documents as a source of information, archaeologists studying Antarctic sealing have not always relied on them. This paper examines the potential of logbooks for providing information that is relevant to the archaeological study of sealing in the South Shetland Islands. In particular, it discusses how documentary analysis of exploitation strategies can provide insight into the dynamics that influenced the configuration of sealers’ sites. To this end, we propose a methodology for investigating exploitation strategies, taking into account several archaeologically sensitive variables, including the number, location and duration of landings, as well as the activities carried out during these events. We have taken four logbooks dating from the early and late 19th century – specifically those of the Aurora (1820–1821), the Huron (1820–1822), the Thomas Hunt (1873–1874) and the Sarah W. Hunt (1887–1888) – as case studies to test the proposed methodology.
Fil: Salerno, Melisa Anabella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina
Fil: Cruz, María Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina
description In the 19th century, sealing vessels visited the South Shetland Islands to exploit animal resources for the global skin and oil markets. The captains or mates of these vessels were responsible for keeping a logbook in which they recorded daily observations of weather conditions, hunting activities, etc. Despite the value of these documents as a source of information, archaeologists studying Antarctic sealing have not always relied on them. This paper examines the potential of logbooks for providing information that is relevant to the archaeological study of sealing in the South Shetland Islands. In particular, it discusses how documentary analysis of exploitation strategies can provide insight into the dynamics that influenced the configuration of sealers’ sites. To this end, we propose a methodology for investigating exploitation strategies, taking into account several archaeologically sensitive variables, including the number, location and duration of landings, as well as the activities carried out during these events. We have taken four logbooks dating from the early and late 19th century – specifically those of the Aurora (1820–1821), the Huron (1820–1822), the Thomas Hunt (1873–1874) and the Sarah W. Hunt (1887–1888) – as case studies to test the proposed methodology.
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Salerno, Melisa Anabella; Cruz, María Jimena; Logbooks and Antarctic sealing. Approaching early- and late-19th-century exploitation strategies and their archaeological footprint; Cambridge University Press; Polar Record; 59; 3; 11-2023; 1-18
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