Martin Davies was the first archaeologist to visit Macquarie Island. Martin Davies was born 1958, and died in Davis, Antarctica, in 1995 while climbing the Vestfold Hills.;;;;Martin was among the first undergraduates to study historical archaeology at the University of Sydney from 1976. He was hired as an archaeologist by the Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife service and became part of Brian Egloff's pioneering conservation team at Port Arthur in 1983. His work there was influential far beyond the significance of that site, as he instituted the field schools that helped train the next generation of historical archaeologists around the country. Martin was influential in the conservation and interpretation of sites such as Highfield House, Eaglehawk Neck Military Barracks and Maria Island.;;;;He played a lead role in the fight to establish the conservation of the Tasmanian cultural environment as a priority for the government and the community. Through his work he brought both passion and rigour to saving, analyzing, conserving and interpreting the heritage of Tasmania.