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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.

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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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Keir Strickland