WELCOME TO THE IPHC
The International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC) is an international scientific committee within the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
This site is provided by the International Polar Heritage Committee as a resource of information on matters related to the human heritage of Arctic and Antarctic regions.
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HEADLINES
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IPHC CONFERENCE, Hobart 2012. “Conservation Challenges, Solutions & Collaboration Opportunities”
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NEW IPHC PUBLICATION - "Polar Settlements - Location, Techniques & Conservation" ORDER NOW!!
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Report (Spanish) from the IPHC conference, Punta Arenas, Chile
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Action plan for cultural heritage protection in the Nordic Arctic
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REPORT (French) - “ArchæObs." French /International expedition to historic sites on Kerguelen Is.
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Follow AHT's Ross Sea conservation project via British Museum of Natural History
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Kinnvika - IGY staion in Svalbard gains legal protection
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“Archaeology on Ice” - download a review of archaeological projects in Antarctica
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Multidisiplinary conference - Montreal Canada, April 2012. Final event for IPY 2007-2000
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What is polar heritage?
There are a vast number of sites in the polar regions of both the Arctic and Antarctica which contain valuable information about the human heritage of these regions.
The sites take many forms such as ;
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Structures such as the buildings that formed the bases for the “heroic era” explorers of Antarctica and the huts of trappers in Arctic areas.
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The remains of factories, machinery and equipment from the whaling and sealing eras.
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Depots of food and other supplies left by early explorers.
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Historic crosses, graves and other memorials which mark the sites of historic events.
The IPHC is a scientific committee of ICOMOS, the International Council on Monuments and Sites / Conseil International des Monuments et des Sites
Our aim is make this web site as comprehensive and accurate as possible with regular updates of news so we suggest you check the site often.
If you have information or suggestions which you would like us to include please contact us.
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