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Since 2015, Dan has held the new post of Lifelong Learning and Outreach Archaeologist with the Archaeology Institute and is responsible for developing, implementing and managing community archaeology projects in the Highlands and Islands region. Dan also teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate modules, develops short courses and works with numerous community stakeholder groups and local schools. The post also involves developing and managing the Archaeology Institute volunteer and work placement programme. Key achievements have been to engage new groups, such as youth and schools, in archaeology and develop social media outreach.
Dan’s career in archaeology spans 20 years starting with a First Class Honours degree in Archaeological Science from the University of Sheffield finishing in 2000. He worked in commercial archaeology throughout the UK until completing an MA in Archaeological Practice with distinction at the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute in 2008. Since then he has worked for ORCA as a Project Officer (commercial, research and community projects) and a Teaching Officer for the archaeology department. Dan completed a three year community training project (2009-2011) with his Hoy and South Walls Landscape Project, funded by the Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership Scheme (HLF).
Dan is research active in Landscape Archaeology, Contemporary Archaeology, Art/Archaeology and experimental creative practice in archaeology. This includes a number of residencies, collaborative/independent projects and workshops, and also conference attendance, conference speaking and publication output.
Dan has been a member of the Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT) conference standing committee since 2015.
Research Interests:
Landscape Archaeology, Contemporary Archaeology, experimental mapping, Creative Archaeology, interdisciplinary collaboration, community archaeology, British prehistory, survey and mapping.
Current project portfolio:
- Mapping Magnus: Community, Research and Training Project (for Magnus 900, 2017-18) Client: Orkney Islands Council (Funding: Heritage Lottery Fund)
- Listening to the Piers: Art /Science workshops for Stromness Per Mare. Client: Stromness Museum (Funding: Heritage Lottery Fund)
- Rousay Landscapes of Change. (2015 – present) Excavation, survey, outreach. (Funding: Being Human Festival; Orkney Islands Council, Heritage Lottery Fund, Rousay Egilsay & Wyre Development Trust)
- Staffin, Skye (2015 – present). Excavation, outreach. Client: Staffin Community Trust (Funding: Scottish Funding Council Innovation Voucher, Highland Council)
- Orkney World Heritage Site Field walking Project. Outreach. Client: Orkney Archaeology Society (Funding: Heritage Lottery Fund)
- Kirkwall THI Archaeology Programme (2016-2017). Excavation, survey, outreach, schools. Client: Orkney Islands Council (funding: Heritage Lottery Fund)
- Orkney World Heritage Site community map (2016). Community map of Heart of Neolithic Orkney World heritage Site. Client: HES (funding HES). Download: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=023728f8-6240-4a06-a4fd-a6270090b2f1
- Braes of Ha’Breck, Wyre, Orkney (2007- present): excavation of an early Neolithic settlement with Dr. Antonia Thomas. Final Reports in progress (Funding: Orkney Islands Council, Orkney Archaeology Society).
- Links House Farm, Stronsay, Orkney (2008-2009): excavation of a Mesolithic settlement. Publication in prep (Funding: Historic Environment Scotland).
- New Short Courses: Introduction to Archaeology evening class (2016); Field Archaeology short course (2017).
Residencies / collaborative / independent work:
Flow Country: collaborative project with Jasper Coppes (NL), 16mm short film (2016)
Map Orkney Month: Participatory mapping project, Orkney and elsewhere (2015)
The Characters: collaboration with photographer Tonje Birkeland (NO) (2014-2017)
Archaeologist in Residence, Papay Gyro Nights art festival, Papa Westray Orkney (2013-14)
Test Trenches: collaborative project, residency in Pier Arts Centre, workshops (2010-11)
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Cultural Heritage Assessment for the Museum of Rapid Transition, Cateran Ecomuseum (Phase I)
Lee, D., Sanmark, A. & Timoney, S., 30 Sep 2022, 67 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Is the Wirk a Norse castle? Re-evaluating previous investigations. The Wirk, Rousay, Orkney: Data Structure Report. Archaeological Evaluation & Geophysical Survey
Gibbon, S. J., Lee, D., Gee, C. & Brend, A., 21 Nov 2022, (Unpublished) 65 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Points in the Ambience – Travels with Archaeologists and Artists in Orkney.
Brind, S., Harrold, J., Hale, A., Lee, D. & Thomas, A., 28 Jan 2022, In: The Drouth.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Scotland's first farmers: New insights into early farming practices in North-west Europe
Bishop, R., Gröcke, D., Ralston, I., David, C., Lee, D., Shepherd, A., Thomas, A., Rowley-Conwy, P. & Church, M., 14 Sep 2022, In: Antiquity. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Map Orkney Month: Imagining Archaeological Mappings
Lee, D., Nov 2021, New Directions in Radical Cartography : Why the Map is Never the Territory. Cohen, P. & Duggan, M. (eds.). Rowman and Littlefield, p. 301-326Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Flux Tower
Lee, D., 6 Dec 2019, In: Livingmaps Review. 2019, 7, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Beyond Art/Archaeology: Research and Practice after the "Creative Turn"
Thomas, A., Lee, D., Frederick, U. & White, C., 19 Feb 2018, In: Journal of Contemporary Archaeology. 4, 2 (2017), p. 121-129 9 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Human-landscape interactions at Skaill Farm, Rousay: an integrated study of biological and historical data, a case study from the LIFTE project.
Jen Harland (Speaker), Ingrid Mainland (Speaker), Sarah Jane Gibbon (Speaker) & Daniel Lee (Speaker)
11 Jan 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Lerwick Garden Dig
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Supervisor) & Daniel Lee (Organiser)
29 Apr 2022 → 2 May 2022Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
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American Anthropological Association
Daniel Lee (Invited speaker)
11 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Contemporary & Historical Archaeology Conference 2020
Daniel Lee (Organiser)
23 Oct 2020 → 30 Oct 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference
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LIFTE Project Launch Event
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Organiser), Sarah Jane Gibbon (Speaker), Sarah Jane Gibbon (Chair), Jen Harland (Participant), Ingrid Mainland (Chair), Julia D Gibson (Chair), Paul Sharman (Speaker) & Daniel Lee (Participant)
19 Oct 2020 → 21 Oct 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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KTHI Archive Training Day
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Speaker) & Daniel Lee (Organiser)
4 May 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Researching Rural Properties in the Orkney Archive
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Speaker) & Daniel Lee (Organiser)
27 Apr 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Is the Wirk A Castle? Results
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This is Archaeology: Impacting heritage, landscapes and lives
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Is the Wirk a Castle?
Daniel Lee & Sarah Jane Gibbon
8/09/20 → 5/07/21
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Press/Media: Research