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

该项目由首席调查员伦道夫·毕比领导，将定位和调查“西部北极捕鲸船灾难”的遗骸。在1871年的一次秋季风暴中，31艘扬基捕鲸船在阿拉斯加贝尔彻尔角附近被冰层压碎，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对未来调查有希望的水下地物。该项目将查明水下特征，继续侧扫声纳调查，纳入铯磁强计调查，并系统地记录载有19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，研究小组将介绍研究结果并向当地社区通报。

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.