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Interpreting GPR data from Jaffna Fort, Northern Sri Lanka, using historic maps and new excavations (2019)
Book Chapter
Schmidt, A., Gunawardhana, P., Davis, C., Hale, D., Coningham, R., Pushparatnam, P., …Manuel, M. (2019). Interpreting GPR data from Jaffna Fort, Northern Sri Lanka, using historic maps and new excavations. In J. Bonsall (Ed.), New Global Perspectives on Archaeological Prospection:13th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection 28 August - 1 September 2019 Sligo Ireland (224-227). Archaeopress. https://doi.org/10.32028/9781789693072

Identifying archaeological evidence of past earthquakes in a contemporary disaster scenario: Case-studies of damage, resilience and risk reduction from the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and past seismic events within the Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Property (Nepal) (2019)
Journal Article
Davis, C., Coningham, R., Acharya, K., Kunwar, R., Forlin, P., Weise, K., …Schmidt, A. (2020). Identifying archaeological evidence of past earthquakes in a contemporary disaster scenario: Case-studies of damage, resilience and risk reduction from the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and past seismic events within the Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Property (Nepal). Journal of Seismology, 24(4), 729-751. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-019-09890-7

The 2015 Gorkha Earthquake was a humanitarian disaster but also a cultural catastrophe that damaged and destroyed historic monuments across Nepal, including those within the Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Property. In the rush to rebuild, tra... Read More about Identifying archaeological evidence of past earthquakes in a contemporary disaster scenario: Case-studies of damage, resilience and risk reduction from the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and past seismic events within the Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Property (Nepal).

Curious Travellers: Repurposing imagery to manage and interpret threatened monuments, sites and landscapes (2019)
Book Chapter
Wilson, A., Gaffney, V., Gaffney, C., Ch’ng, E., Bates, R., Sears, G., …Coningham, R. (2019). Curious Travellers: Repurposing imagery to manage and interpret threatened monuments, sites and landscapes. In M. Dawson, E. James, & M. Nevel (Eds.), Heritage Under Pressure – Threats and Solution: Studies of Agency and Soft Power in the Historic Environment (107-122). Oxbow. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvpmw4hr.13

Reducing Disaster Risk to Life and Livelihoods by Evaluating the Seismic Safety of Kathmandu’s Historic Urban Infrastructure: enabling an interdisciplinary pilot (2019)
Journal Article
Coningham, R., Acharya, K., Barclay, C., Barclay, R., Davis, C., Graham, C., …Wilson, A. (2019). Reducing Disaster Risk to Life and Livelihoods by Evaluating the Seismic Safety of Kathmandu’s Historic Urban Infrastructure: enabling an interdisciplinary pilot. Journal of the British Academy, 7(S2), 45-82. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/007s2.045

Kathmandu’s cities are exceptional architectural and artistic achievements, underpinned by centuries of seismic adaptation. They represent portals where heavens touch the earth and individuals commune with guiding deities; their tangible and intangib... Read More about Reducing Disaster Risk to Life and Livelihoods by Evaluating the Seismic Safety of Kathmandu’s Historic Urban Infrastructure: enabling an interdisciplinary pilot.

Pilot Geophysical Survey in Handigaon, Kathmandu (2019)
Journal Article
Coningham, R., Acharya, K., Kunwar, R., Davis, C., Hale, D., Manuel, M., Villis, R., & Watson, L. (online). Pilot Geophysical Survey in Handigaon, Kathmandu. PRACINA NEPALA. ANCIENT NEPAL, 19-37

The antiquity of Jaffna Fort: new evidence from post-disaster archaeological investigations in northern Sri Lanka (2019)
Journal Article
Davis, C., Coningham, R., Gunawardhana, P., Pushparatnam, P., Schmidt, A., & Manuel, M. (2019). The antiquity of Jaffna Fort: new evidence from post-disaster archaeological investigations in northern Sri Lanka. Antiquity, 93(368), Article e13. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2019.30

Post-disaster archaeological investigations at Jaffna Fort have revealed material demonstrating pre-colonial contact, shedding new light on the importance of the site in Indian Ocean trade and communications networks before European occupation.

Archaeology and site interpretation (2019)
Book Chapter
Coningham, R., Acharya, K., & Tremblay, J. (2019). Archaeology and site interpretation. In UNESCO (Ed.), The Sacred Garden of Lumbini (50-103). (Rev. ed.). UNESCO

Sites of the Greater Lumbini Area (2019)
Book Chapter
Coningham, R., Acharya, K., Manuel, M., & Tremblay, J. (2019). Sites of the Greater Lumbini Area. In UNESCO (Ed.), The Sacred Garden of Lumbini (223-259). (Rev. ed.). UNESCO

Balancing competing requirements of faith and preservation (2019)
Book Chapter
Bhaddamanika, S., Bidari, B., Choegyal, L., Coningham, R., Cuppers, C., & Rai, G. (2019). Balancing competing requirements of faith and preservation. In UNESCO (Ed.), The Sacred Garden of Lumbini (210-223). (Rev. ed.). UNESCO