The San Telmo project details the first attempt to prepare an underwater and land archaeological survey in the Antarctic. The work involved examining a potential shipwreck site using technological and human resources to verify conditions for future research. The dataset originates from the organization SCIOPS and is hosted on NASA's Earthdata platform.
Use Cases
- Plan logistical requirements for remote archaeological surveys based on the described assessment of equipment, crew, and embarkation points.
- Assess environmental and seasonal constraints for Antarctic fieldwork based on the described need for ice-free conditions during the summer.
- Evaluate the application of robotic and detection technologies for underwater archaeology based on the described use of robots and equipped boats.
- Coordinate international research partnerships based on the described establishment of contacts with Chilean counterpart organizations.
Strengths
- Describes a pioneering first attempt at combined underwater and land archaeology in Antarctica.
- Documents a multi-method approach using robots, detection-equipped boats, and human divers.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Archaeological investigation involving site examination using technological and human resources.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Antarctic region, specifically a shipwreck resting site.