Archaeology of the 1871 Western Arctic Whaling Ship Disaster: Survey Afloat and Ashore

该项目由首席研究员兰多夫毕比领导，将定位和调查“北极西部捕鲸船灾难”的残骸。在1871年的一场秋季风暴中，31艘扬基捕鲸船被冰压碎，在阿拉斯加的贝尔彻角附近沉没或烧毁。 在之前的一次实地调查中，研究小组利用声纳定位了一些被认为有希望进行未来调查的水下特征。 该项目将对这些水下特征进行实地调查，继续进行侧扫声纳调查，结合铯磁力计调查，并系统地记录载有19世纪世纪捕鲸船队大量残骸的岸上地点。 此外，通过与Inupiat遗产中心和Ukpeagvik Inupiat公司科学中心的合作，研究团队将向当地社区介绍研究成果。

This project, led by Principle Investigator Randolph Beebe, will locate and survey the remains of the "Western Arctic Whaling Ship Disaster." During a fall storm in 1871, 31 Yankee whaling ships were crushed by the ice and sunk or burned near Point Belcher, Alaska. During a previous field survey, utilizing sonar, the research team was able to locate a number of submerged features considered to be promising for future investigation. This project will ground-truth those submerged features, continue the side scan sonar survey, incorporate a cesium magnetometer survey, and systematically document the on-shore sites containing substantial wreckage from the 19th Century whaling fleet. In addition, through collaborations with the Inupiat Heritage Center and the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation Science Center, the research team will be making presentation and informing the local community of the research results.