Bryan Lintott
The Antarctic Huts of Scott and Shackleton: significances, experience, conservation and interpretation
Bryan Lintott, Gateway Antarctica
Supervisors
Bryan Storey, Gateway Antarctica
Eric Pawson, Department of Geograpy
The huts of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on Ross Island are neither the first buildings in Antarctica nor the oldest existing structures on the continent. However, they are now considered as being among the most important built heritage sites on the planet, and an important aspect of New Zealand 's Antarctic patrimony and identity.
For the most part, the huts have remained constant whilst the world around them has undergone traumatic and substantial changes, and the significances ascribed to the huts have evolved.
This PhD project will consider how the heroic-era huts of Scott and Shackleton have been ascribed significances, managed, conserved, interpreted, experienced and utlised - geopolitically, politically, financially and personally - and, from this, what can be learnt about dealing with the huts and other polar historic sites and monuments in Antarctica in the future.