Narrative
Specialising in Neolithic archaeology, Professor Colin Richards communicates his research beyond academic audiences to the public through museum and community exhibitions, public lectures, newspapers and television. His work has raised local and international awareness of archaeology in Orkney, and tourism through, for example, the reconstruction of archaeological sites thereby contributing to the UNESCO World Heritage status of Orkney. His research has shaped the international profile of these heritage resources through the regional World Heritage research framework, and public presentation of monuments within the World Heritage Area. Richards’ research also underpinned specialist evidence at a public windfarm inquiry, the outcome of which contributed to Orkney Island Council windfarm development Policy.| Impact date | 2014 |
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| Category of impact | Legal impacts, Societal impacts |
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Research output
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Dwelling among the Monuments: the Neolithic village of Barnhouse, Maeshowe passage grave and surrounding monuments at Stenness, Orkney
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › peer-review
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Building the great stone circles of the north
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › peer-review
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Artefacts, monuments and cultural identity
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Period based research and temporality
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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A choreography of construction: monuments, mobilization and social organization in Neolithic Orkney
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter