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Archaeology, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Collapse, Complex Societies, Excavation, Low-density urbanism, societal transformtion
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Biography

After completing his undergraduate and master’s degrees at the University of Bradford, Keir spent several years working in the British commercial archaeological sector – working on sites of every possible period across the UK and Ireland. However, after bailing out yet another near frozen trench he decided to return to academia, where it was warmer and there were chairs.

After a fellowship at the Library of Congress, several field seasons spent crawling through dense jungle, and one unfortunate incident with a dugout canoe in a crocodile infested lake, he received his PhD from Durham University for an examination of the collapse of the Anuradhapura Kingdom, Sri Lanka. He subsequently worked as a Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of the Highlands and Islands for several years, before joining La Trobe University in 2016. In addition to his ongoing work in Sri Lanka and Nepal, and his commercial sector work, he has also conducted archaeological fieldwork in Iran, Belize, and across the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

When not teaching, excavating, or falling out of canoes he enjoys sunshine, rum, and baseball.

Activities

Employment (3)

La Trobe University: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2016-04 to present | Senior Lecturer in Asian Archaeology (Department of Archaeology & History)
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University of the Highlands and Islands: Orkney, GB

2012-10 to 2016-04 | Lecturer in Archaeology (Archaeology Institute)
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Durham University: Durham, GB

2012-01 to 2012-07 | Posdoctoral Research Assistant (Department of Archaeology)
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Education and qualifications (5)

University of the Highlands and Islands: Orkney, GB

2013 to 2013 | PgCert Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
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Durham University: Durham, GB

2006 to 2010 | PhD Archaeology (Department of Archaeology)
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University of Bradford: Bradford, GB

2004 to 2005 | MA Archaeology (w'distinction) (Department of Archaeological Sciences)
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University of Bradford: Bradford, GB

1999 to 2003 | BSc (Hons) Bioarchaeology (1st class) (Department of Archaeological Sciences)
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University of Bradford: Bradford, GB

2001 to 2002 | DipHE Professional Archaeological Studies (Department of Archaeological Sciences)
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Works (21)

Towards an interdisciplinary agenda for teaching in the climate crisis: reflections from the humanities and social sciences

Environmental Education Research
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Steph Houghton; Jillian Garvey; Liz Conor; Brooke Wilmsen; Julia Dehm; Ruth Gamble; Ben Habib; Katie Holmes; Jacqueline Millner; Keir M. Strickland
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Agricultural adaptation and resilience through climatic shifts in semi-arid India: 2000 years of archaeobotanical evidence from Vadnagar, Gujarat

Quaternary Science Advances
2024-01-01 | Journal article
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1450695

Part of ISSN: 2666-0334
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WOS:001137738900001

Contributors: A K Pokharia; H Patel; A S Ambekar; Michael Spate; D Tripathi; S Sharma; R Agnihotri; Keir Strickland; L González-Carretero; R Bhushan et al.
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La Trobe University

Lumbini’s ‘Nursery Well’ and the evidence for an ancient routeway through Rupandehi and Kapilbastu Districts, Nepal.

Ancient Nepal
2020 | Other
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1146947

Contributors: Robin Coningham; Kosh Acharya; Ram Kunwar; Ian Simpson; Tim Kinnaird; Keir Strickland; Mark Manuel; Christopher Davis; Armin Schmidt; Nina Mirnig
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Archaeological assessment reveals Earth’s early transformation through land use

Science
2019 | Journal article
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636841

Part of ISSN: 0036-8075
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WOS:000483975800041

Contributors: Lucas Stephens; Dorian Fuller; Nicole Boivin; Torbin Rick; Nicholas Gauthier; Andrea Kay; Ben Marwick; Chelsea Geralda Denise Armstrong; C Michael Barton; Tim Denham et al.
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Hydraulic Complexities: Collapse and Resilience in Sri Lanka

2018 | Book chapter
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243215

Part of ISBN: 9781138676336
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WOS:000473567700014

Contributors: Keir Strickland; Robin Coningham; Ian Simpson; Prishanta Gunawardhana; Federica Sulas; Innocent Pikirayi
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Excavating ancient Kapilavastu: the childhood home of Lord Buddha

2018-01-01 | Other
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372163

Contributors: Robin Andrew Evelyn Coningham; Kosh Prasad Acharya; Ram Kunwar; Christopher Edward Davis; Mark James Manuel; Ian A Simpson; Keir Strickland; Duncan Hale; Jennifer Tremblay; Anouk Lafortune-Bernard et al.
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The collapse of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka: a crisis 1500 years in the making

2017 | Other
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111047

Contributors: Keir Strickland; T Cunningham; J Driessen
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A Time of Change: Questioning the “collapse” of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

2017-06-30 | Book
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146359

Contributors: Keir Strickland
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La Trobe University

Kildonan Clearances Bicentenary: The Final Days of a Clearances Settlement

History Scotland
2014 | Other
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111114

Part of ISSN: 1475-5270
Contributors: Keir Strickland
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La Trobe University

Translocation: Excavating the Highland Clearances

Archaeology Scotland
2014 | Other
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111107

Part of ISSN: 2041-7039
Contributors: Keir Strickland
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Construction and Building Materials, Stone, Glass, Metal, Archaeozoological, Archaeobotanical and Plastic Objects

2013 | Book chapter
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111124

Part of ISBN: 9781407311890
Contributors: M J Manuel; R A E Coningham; P Gunawardhana; G Adikari; Keir Strickland; R L Young; C E Davis; J Jones; G McDonnell; U R Rammungoda et al.
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Environment and Water Management

2013 | Book chapter
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111123

Part of ISBN: 9781407311890
Contributors: K Gilliland; I A Simpson; W P Adderley; C I Burbidge; A J Cresswell; D C W Sanderson; R A E Coningham; P Gunawardhana; G Adikari; M J Manuel et al.
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Excavation

2013 | Book chapter
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111121

Part of ISBN: 9781407311890
Contributors: R A E Coningham; P Gunawardhana; G Adikari; Keir Strickland; M J Manuel; J Senanayake; H Namalgamuwa; U R Rammungoda; R A E Coningham; P Gunawardhana
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Exploring Heritage through time and space supporting community reflection on the highland clearances

Proceedings of the DigitalHeritage 2013 - Federating the 19th Int'l VSMM, 10th Eurographics GCH, and 2nd UNESCO Memory of the World Conferences, Plus Special Sessions fromCAA, Arqueologica 2.0 et al.
2013 | Conference paper
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Contributors: J McCaffery; A Miller; S Kennedy; T Dawson; C Allison; A Vermehren; C Lefley; Keir Strickland
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Terracotta Objects

2013 | Book chapter
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111122

Part of ISBN: 9781407311890
Contributors: R A E Coningham; P Gunawardhana; C E Davis; M J Manuel; Keir Strickland; H Namalgamuwa; J Senanayake; U R Rammungoda; R A E Coningham; P Gunawardhana
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The dry tank: development and disuse of water management infrastructure in the Anuradhapura hinterland, Sri Lanka

Journal of Archaeological Science
2013 | Journal article
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85729

Part of ISSN: 0305-4403
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WOS:000313152800023

Contributors: K Gilliland; I A Simpson; W P Adderley; C I Burbidge; A J Cresswell; D C W Sanderson; R A E Coningham; M Manuel; Keir Strickland; P Gunawardhana et al.
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The earliest Buddhist shrine: excavating the birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini (Nepal)

Antiquity
2013-12 | Journal article
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85726

Part of ISSN: 0003-598X
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WOS:000330820000011

Contributors: R A E Coningham; K P Acharya; Keir Strickland; C E Davis; M J Manuel; I A Simpson; K Gilliland; J Tremblay; T C Kinnaird; D C W Sanderson
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Luminescence dating of brick stupas: an application to the hinterland of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Antiquity
2013-03 | Journal article
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85728

Part of ISSN: 0003-598X
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WOS:000315930900014

Contributors: I K Bailiff; H R Lacey; R A E Coningham; P Gunawardhana; G Adikari; C E Davis; M J Manuel; Keir Strickland
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Contextualising the Tabbova-Maradanmaduva 'culture': excavations at Nikawewa, Tirappane district, Anuradhapura district, Sri lanka

South Asian Studies
2012 | Journal article
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85730

Part of ISSN: 0266-6030
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WOS:000210732800001

Contributors: R Coningham; P Gunawardhana; C Davis; G Adikari; I Simpson; Keir Strickland; K Gilliland; M Manuel
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Testing Collapse Theory: A Comparative Study of the Archaeological Characteristics of Collapse

2011 | Book
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111125

Contributors: Keir Strickland
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Asia, south: Sri lanka

2008-01-01 | Book chapter
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85727

Part of ISBN: 9780123739629
Contributors: R Coningham; Keir Strickland
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La Trobe University