ABSTRACT Uluru, once known as Ayer’s Rock, is one of Australia’s most well-known natural phenomena. A World Heritage Site, it is listed for its cultural and natural heritage attributes. Until recently it had been visited by more than 300,000 people annually, many of whom climbed the rock, despite the expressly stated wishes of the Traditional Owners that they should not. In November 2017, the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park authority decided to permanently close the Uluru climb and remove the climb infrastructure, which included a series of 134 posts cemented into the rock and linked by chain, with a cairn at the summit. This paper details the conservation processes and remediating materials considered, then the methods employed to remove this infrastructure safely. Technical requirements included leaving no visible evidence of the posts, avoiding or minimising any damage to the rock surface, and providing a long-lasting in-fill solution that would blend into the rock surface, on the basis that the rock would never be climbed again. The logistics of a site which is some 470 km from the nearest town, has no facilities, and where the surface temperature can reach 60–70°C in mid summer, determined the removal of the evidence of human intervention on the rock site of Uluru. The broader context of Uluru’s recent history and its hand-back to the traditional owners is also discussed.

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返回乌鲁鲁

摘要乌鲁鲁曾被称为艾尔岩，是澳大利亚最著名的自然现象之一。作为世界遗产，它因其文化和自然遗产属性而被列入名单。直到最近，每年有超过 300,000 人访问它，其中许多人攀登了岩石，尽管传统所有者明确表示不应该这样做。2017 年 11 月，乌鲁鲁卡塔丘塔国家公园管理局决定永久关闭乌鲁鲁攀登，并拆除攀登基础设施，其中包括一系列 134 个用水泥固定在岩石中并通过链条连接的柱子，山顶有一个石碑。本文详细介绍了所考虑的保护过程和修复材料，以及用于安全拆除该基础设施的方法。技术要求包括不留下明显的职位证据，避免或尽量减少对岩石表面的任何损坏，并提供一种能融入岩石表面的持久填充解决方案，前提是岩石永远不会被再次攀爬。距离最近的城镇约 470 公里的场地的物流，没有设施，并且在仲夏地表温度可以达到 60-70°C，确定取消了人为干预乌鲁鲁岩石场地的证据. 还讨论了乌鲁鲁近代历史的更广泛背景及其对传统所有者的回归。并且在夏季中期地表温度可以达到 60-70°C，确定去除了人类干预乌鲁鲁岩石遗址的证据。还讨论了乌鲁鲁近代历史的更广泛背景及其对传统所有者的回归。并且在夏季中期地表温度可以达到 60-70°C，这决定了去除乌鲁鲁岩址上人为干预的证据。还讨论了乌鲁鲁近代历史的更广泛背景及其对传统所有者的回归。