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Personal profile
Research Interests
Will Megarry is an archaeologist, geographical information systems (GIS) and heritage management specialist with over 10 years commercial and academic experience. He has a particular interest in (and has published widely on) the application and transferability of geospatial technologies to archaeology and cultural heritage site management and protection. His career has included time in commercial GIS and heritage management consultancy and he has worked at World Heritage Sites and other cultural heritage sites around the world including Petra, Machu Picchu and the Brú na Bóinne. He is a member of ICOMOS Ireland and an Expert Member of ICOMOS-ICAHM.
He is Lecturer in Geogrpahical Information science, teching GIS and remote sensing, with a particular focus on their use a decision support tools for policy and management decision making. He is also an active field archaeologist with an ongoing project in the Shetland Islands, UK.
Teaching
ARP 1013 - Introduction to World Archaeology
GGY 2002 - Landscapes and GIS
ARP 2057 - Atchaeology in Practice (Module Coordinator)
ARP 2058 - Archaeology of Islands (Module Coordinator)
ARP 4508 - Geospatial Techniques in Archaeology (Module Coordinator)
Achievements
Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries London (FSA)
Member of ICOMOS Ireland and Bureau Member, ICOMOS Working Group on Cultural Heritage and Climate Change
Expert Member, ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management
Member of the Society for American Archaeologists
Member of European Association of Archaeologists
Member of the World Archaeological Congress
Particulars
Associate Diretor of the Centre for GIS and Geomatics, Queen's University Belfast
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Projects
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R8488NBE: The Storegga tsunami c.6150 BC - a wave of destruction and the start of something new?
25/08/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R7455NBE: Hidden Histories: Recording and Communicating Ulster-Canadian Heritage
02/06/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R3034MEE: Heat mapping for an integrated local energy system
12/03/2018 → 30/11/2018
Project: Research
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R3979NBE: Climate Change and Hidden Heritage: Lessons from Majuli
Kumar, M. S., Ell, P. S., Lilley, K., Megarry, W., Morrow, R., Mullan, D., Padmanabhan, D. & Sengupta, U.
27/09/2017 → 31/03/2018
Project: Research
Research output
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Landscapes of Production
Megarry, W. & Cooney, G., 01 Jul 2020, (Accepted) Archaeology Scotland, 38, p. 20-24.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Review of Gillings et al (2020). 'Archaeological spatial analysis: A methodological guide'
Megarry, W., 01 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Irish Archaeology. XXIX, p. 192-195Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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A Late Bronze Age field system and settlement on the Antrim Plateau: preliminary results
Gardiner, M., Megarry, W. P. & Plunkett, G., 01 Dec 2019, In: Journal of Irish Archaeology. 28, p. 49-57Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Future of Our Pasts: Engaging Cultural Heritage in Climate Action: Report of the ICOMOS Workings Group on Climate Change and Cultural Heritage
Megarry, W., 03 Jul 2019, International Council on Monuments and Sites . 110 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Tangled up in blue: The role of reibeckite felsite in Neolithic Shetland
Cooney, G., Megarry, W., Markham, M., Gilhooley, B. & O'Neill, B., 2019, Mining and Quarrying in Neolithic Europe: A Social Perspective. Teather, A., Topping, P. & Baczkowski, J. (eds.). Oxbow BooksResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Prizes
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Association of Canadian Studies of Ireland Visiting Fellow at Carelton University
Megarry, William (Recipient), 01 Jun 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Megarry, William (Recipient), 08 Feb 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
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Global Challenge Research Training Program
Megarry, William (Recipient), 21 Nov 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Heritage on the Edge: The Role of Iconic Heritage in Increasing Global Climate Ambition and Action
William Megarry (Keynote speaker)
10 Feb 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Discussant at the CIPA Workshop on the Ethics of Heritage Recording, Ottawa July 2020
William Megarry (Presenter)
29 Jul 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Futures of our Pasts: Mobilising the Cultural Heritage Sector for Climate Action
William Megarry (Invited speaker)
26 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Future of our Pasts: Mobilising the Heritage Sector for Climate Action
William Megarry (Advisor)
26 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology (Journal)
William Megarry (Peer reviewer)
20 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Press / Media
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Heritage on the Edge - Climate Change and Cultural Heritage
29/01/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment