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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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Research Output
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
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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
Open Access
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)
Cultural heritage has a lot to teach us about climate change
Daly, C., Downes, J. & Megarry, W., 17 Oct 2018, The Conversation.Research output: Other contribution
Debitage and Drones: Classifying and Characterising Neolithic Stone Tool Production in the Shetland Islands Using High Resolution Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imagery
Megarry, W., Graham, C., Gilhooley, B., O'Neill, B., Sands, R., Nyland, A. & Cooney, G., 22 Mar 2018, In : Drones. 2, 12, 14 p., 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Prizes
Association of Canadian Studies of Ireland Visiting Fellow at Carelton University
Megarry, William (Recipient), 01 Jun 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Megarry, William (Recipient), 08 Feb 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
Global Challenge Research Training Program
Megarry, William (Recipient), 21 Nov 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology (Journal)
William Megarry (Peer reviewer)
20 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Future of our Pasts: Mobilising the Heritage Sector for Climate Action
William Megarry (Advisor)
26 Feb 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Irish Institute for Hellenic Studies in Athens (External organisation)
William Megarry (Board Member)
01 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2020
Activity: Membership types › Membership of board
Chartered institute for Archaeologists (External organisation)
William Megarry (Advisor)
2019 → 2021
Activity: Membership types › Membership of national or international committees and working groups
Is Tourism Destroying World Heritage?
William Megarry (Keynote speaker)
11 May 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Press / Media
Heritage on the Edge - Climate Change and Cultural Heritage
29/01/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment