Summary

It is commonly presumed that historic material in Antarctica should be well preserved because of the severe, dry cold. Examination of several historic Antarctic sites, however, reveals that many buildings and artefacts suffer deterioration from humidity. A project rationale is described for measuring temperature, humidity and other factors controlling deterioration of materials, especially timber and metals. The location chosen is the Main Hut at Cape Denison

Authors:Hughes J. Pearson C. Daniel V. Cole I. Publisher: James and James (Science Publishers) Ltd, London Published in: 1999 Category 3: Conference paper Program area: Human Impacts Research
Hughes J., Pearson C., Daniel V., Cole I. (1999) Monitoring of environmental conditions in a severe climate: how this can assist in development of conservation strategies for historic buildings and artefacts in Antarctica, Preprints of International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation, Lyons France 1. 57-64;

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