pdf IP135: Development of draft Antarctic Terrestrial and Underwater Archaeology Best Practice guidelines

ATCM XLIII and CEP XXIII 2021, Paris, France / Online

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IP135: Development of draft Antarctic Terrestrial and Underwater Archaeology Best Practice guidelines

Submitted: 15 May 2021

Summary:

The International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC) of The International Council on Monuments and Sites, (ICOMOS) is an international scientific committee, focused on the preservation and protection of polar (Arctic and Antarctic) heritage. The IPHC Polar Archaeology Working Group is developing, for the Parties’ future consideration, draft Antarctic Terrestrial and Underwater Archaeology Best Practice guidelines. These are being developed in alignment with the Antarctic Treaty's principles of peace and science, the Environmental Protocol's concepts of conservation and remediation, and in accordance with current Measures, Decisions and Resolutions.

ATCM - Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP - Committee for Environmental Protection
43rd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
14 - 24 June 2021