REFIT: Resituating Europe's first towns: A case study in enhancing knowledge transfer and developing sustainable management of cultural landscapes
Lead Research Organisation:
Durham University
Department Name: Archaeology
Abstract
Understanding and integrating stakeholders as active creators and beneficiaries of cultural landscapes is an essential but under-developed element of archaeological heritage research. Through research focusing on some of the most significant monuments in European history (Late Iron Age oppida: c.200BC-AD60), this project will focus on understanding and engaging under-represented users (SMEs/wildlife organisations/farmers) unaware of the value of this pan-European phenomenon. Despite their significance as Europe's first urbanism, oppida are poorly recognised and underdeveloped as foci for cultural and economic sustainability. By maximising the impact of existing expertise on managing oppida in Europe through trans-national cooperation, this project will fore-front non-academic stakeholders (wildlife organisations; farmers; SMEs; National Parks), to develop better sustainable ways of exploring and exploiting this resource. It aims to examine current perceptions and engagement with these monuments & contrasting management/engagement strategies across Europe. Utilizing identified best-practice from different countries it will then implement novel engagement strategies (Digital open-access field guides; SME participatory events; open workshops) at European case studies in France, Spain and the UK. The aim is to develop high-quality transferable tools for engagement which can be transferred to other sites across the continent. This project directly fits the Heritage Plus aims and topics in addressing how we develop sustainable strategies for managing cultural heritage and examine the ways in which we can use that heritage. It does so by focusing on examining the perceptions and needs of all stakeholders (e.g. Ecologists; Wildlife managers; Businesses) and integrating them directly in to research activities. This project will use trans-national expertise to develop a set of strategies which can act as exemplars in how to revitalise the role in society of under-recognised elements of Europe's heritage.
Planned Impact
RQ3. Engagement and Impact: Objective 5. Critically assess and define the differences in/efficacy of existing engagement strategies in France, UK and Spain to identify best practice. Objective 6.Develop and test efficacy of new engagement strategies through participatory research engagement.
Part C - Potential Impact C1 Relevance to the Call for Proposals including fit to the aims and topics of HERITAGE PLUS Sustainability: This project directly addresses the call for sustainable strategies for managing cultural heritage and the use of this heritage. It does so by focusing on the need to marry the requirements of sustainable landscapes whilst protecting heritage and disseminating research knowledge. Rarely have projects researched how non-heritage stakeholders perceive and interact, not just with understanding heritage, but the modes and methods of sustainable protection. By working on core European heritage assets, forging links with key non-heritage stakeholders, the project develops strategies and mechanism which will be sustained in the long-term. Addressing societal challenges: The project directly address the aim of meeting social challenges by developing methodologies to integrate frequently neglected stakeholders (rural SMEs, ecologists, NGOs) in the presentation and management of cultural landscapes. The projects methodologies will enhance benefits to these stakeholders addressing issues of rural economic decline and lack of constructive dialogues between cultural landscape stakeholders. Though engaging all groups (and the wider public) in presenting cultural landscapes as cultural ecosystems, this aims to enable the sustainability of these landscapes, ecologically, culturally AND economically. Narrowing the gap. Directly integrating NGOs and SMEs within the project as Associated Partners and as Advisory board members, reflects the call to narrow the gap between heritage research (in this case archaeological) and the values/interests of other stakeholders, to solve the problems faced in managing, protecting and engaging people with cultural heritage.
Interdisciplinary and collaborative: the project fits the aim to maximise the value of research by integrating organisations outside the academic community, including SMEs (e.g. County Landowners and Businesses Association), voluntary groups/Charites (Wildlife Trusts) and ecology focused bodies (e.g. National Parks) as Associate Partners and Advisory board members. Interactions and partnerships: through workshops & engagement events, a prime focus of this project is engaging and communicating between cultural heritage researchers and a variety of user groups and stakeholders. New and exciting knowledge exchange opportunities: Participatory workshop and engagement events targeted at SME and stakeholders will develop strategies to exchange knowledge between heritage managers, business and core stakeholders (such as wildlife) groups. Innovative tools such as digital field guides that integrate other value information (wildlife, ecology, farming strategies) represent opportunities for local business to explore ways of situating the identity of their products and services as part of cultural ecosystems, in a novel and transferable way.
Part C - Potential Impact C1 Relevance to the Call for Proposals including fit to the aims and topics of HERITAGE PLUS Sustainability: This project directly addresses the call for sustainable strategies for managing cultural heritage and the use of this heritage. It does so by focusing on the need to marry the requirements of sustainable landscapes whilst protecting heritage and disseminating research knowledge. Rarely have projects researched how non-heritage stakeholders perceive and interact, not just with understanding heritage, but the modes and methods of sustainable protection. By working on core European heritage assets, forging links with key non-heritage stakeholders, the project develops strategies and mechanism which will be sustained in the long-term. Addressing societal challenges: The project directly address the aim of meeting social challenges by developing methodologies to integrate frequently neglected stakeholders (rural SMEs, ecologists, NGOs) in the presentation and management of cultural landscapes. The projects methodologies will enhance benefits to these stakeholders addressing issues of rural economic decline and lack of constructive dialogues between cultural landscape stakeholders. Though engaging all groups (and the wider public) in presenting cultural landscapes as cultural ecosystems, this aims to enable the sustainability of these landscapes, ecologically, culturally AND economically. Narrowing the gap. Directly integrating NGOs and SMEs within the project as Associated Partners and as Advisory board members, reflects the call to narrow the gap between heritage research (in this case archaeological) and the values/interests of other stakeholders, to solve the problems faced in managing, protecting and engaging people with cultural heritage.
Interdisciplinary and collaborative: the project fits the aim to maximise the value of research by integrating organisations outside the academic community, including SMEs (e.g. County Landowners and Businesses Association), voluntary groups/Charites (Wildlife Trusts) and ecology focused bodies (e.g. National Parks) as Associate Partners and Advisory board members. Interactions and partnerships: through workshops & engagement events, a prime focus of this project is engaging and communicating between cultural heritage researchers and a variety of user groups and stakeholders. New and exciting knowledge exchange opportunities: Participatory workshop and engagement events targeted at SME and stakeholders will develop strategies to exchange knowledge between heritage managers, business and core stakeholders (such as wildlife) groups. Innovative tools such as digital field guides that integrate other value information (wildlife, ecology, farming strategies) represent opportunities for local business to explore ways of situating the identity of their products and services as part of cultural ecosystems, in a novel and transferable way.
Organisations
- Durham University (Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Grenoble (Collaboration)
- The Great Sites Network of France (Collaboration)
- Wildlife Trusts (Collaboration)
- Allen Archaeology Ltd (Collaboration)
- Cotswolds AONB (Collaboration)
- Cotswold Archaeology Limited (Collaboration)
- Provincial Council of Ávila (Collaboration)
- Morvan Regional Natural Park (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
Thomas Moore (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Guichard V
(2017)
Bibracte. Testimonio de un mundo en transición
in Arqueologia Y Historia
Moore T
(2020)
The place of archaeology in integrated cultural landscape management A case study comparing landscapes with Iron Age oppida in England, France and Spain
in Journal of European Landscapes
Moore T
(2017)
Connecting landscapes: examining and enhancing the relationship between stakeholder values and cultural landscape management in England
in Landscape Research
Moore T
(2017)
Beyond Iron Age 'towns': Examining oppida as examples of low-density urbanism
in Oxford Journal of Archaeology
Moore T
(2017)
Alternatives to Urbanism? Reconsidering Oppida and the Urban Question in Late Iron Age Europe
in Journal of World Prehistory
Moore, T.
(2017)
Un nuevo estilo de vida en la Britania celtica.
in Arqueologia Y Historia
Tully G
(2018)
Participatory Augering: A Methodology for Challenging Perceptions of Archaeology and Landscape Change
in Public Archaeology
Tully G
(2019)
Understanding Perceptions of Cultural Landscapes in Europe: A Comparative Analysis Using 'Oppida' Landscapes
in The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice
Title | Downloadable guide - Bagendon landscape |
Description | For all four case study landscapes (Bagendon; Gloucestershire (UK) Bibracte (France) and Ulaca (Spain) we have created Digital/interactive guides integrating information on heritage, ecology, farming and contemporary landuse. These comprise downloadable walking gudies and on-line, interactive digital guides to these landscapes. These are being promoted through the project website, individual landscape websites (eg Bibracte.fr) and associated partner organisations (AONB; Wildlife Trust). these include downloadable pdfs and virtual guides. |
Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | These guides are currently being rolled out through the project and its partners. We are measuring downloads and use of these guides. |
URL | https://refitproject.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/bagendon-pdf-walking-guide-2017.pdf |
Title | Downloadable guide - Salmonsbury landscape |
Description | Downloadable guides to the case study landscapes were created to act as examples of how to integrate different stakeholder perspectives on the landscape. |
Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | we are currently monitoring the use of these downloadable guides. |
URL | https://refitproject.wordpress.com/2017/04/03/greystones-a-landscape-through-time/ |
Title | Educational videos for landscape stakeholders |
Description | Videos on examining landscapes (augering) were created as educational resource for farmers and other stakeholders. |
Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | We are monitoring and evaluating the use of these resources by landscape stakeholders to chart changing attitudes to the landscape. |
URL | http://www.refitproject.com/single-post/2016/10/12/Bagendon-Getting-to-the-core |
Title | Virtual guide to Bagendon landscape |
Description | As part of creating integrated guides to the case study landscape, virtual, interactive tours were also created |
Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | We are currently monitoring the use of these guides in enhancing understanding of these landscapes. |
URL | https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=6dbbffbe87654241a1192c9040cc6bbe |
Title | Virtual guide to Bibracte |
Description | A virtual tour was created of Bibracte case study highlighting the archaeological and other aspects of this case study landscape. |
Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | We are current assessing the impact of these digital guides |
URL | https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=ec4e842a-6eba-11e6-967d-0edaf8f... |
Title | Virtual guide to Salmonsbury (Greystones) landscape |
Description | This is a virtual tour of the Salmonsbury/Greystones landscape. For all four case study landscapes (Bagendon; Gloucestershire (UK) Bibracte (France) and Ulaca (Spain) we have created Digital/interactive guides integrating information on heritage, ecology, farming and contemporary landuse. These comprise downloadable walking gudies and on-line, interactive digital guides to these landscapes. These are being promoted through the project website, individual landscape websites (eg Bibracte.fr) and associated partner organisations (AONB; Wildlife Trust). these include downloadable pdfs and virtual guides. |
Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Impact | We are currently monitoring the use of these virtual tours. |
URL | http://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=86a5feba597c477eafe358ea2f36bdcd |
Description | To date, the UK element of this EU project, through interviews, focus groups, mapping task and questionnaires has examined how the values of landscape stakeholders intersect with current policies and practices. Based on these surveys, our research suggests the need for greater integration and knowledge transfer between stakeholder groups to ensure engagement with, and the sustainability of, landscape management (namely current agri-environment schemes). It suggests new strategies, such as a centralised e-portal of resources and landscape forums, are required to ensure enhanced awareness and dialogue between stakeholders. As part of this we have developed new engagement strategies for archaeologists with stakeholders, such as farmers and landowners, using tools such as 'particpatory augering' which encourage them to consider how landscapes have changed in the past and continue to change through human impact. |
Exploitation Route | We are exploring with Historic England and the AONB how our findings may inform knowledge exchange with farming and other landscape stakholders in relation to agri-enviroment schemes. Since last submission we have been invited to contribute to a European research agenda volume and to the first volume of the Journal of European Landscapes. |
Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Environment,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
URL | http://www.refitproject.com/links |
Description | REFIT has worked closely with a range of stakeholder organisations and partners to ensure our research findings and methods are co-produced with key stakeholders and impacts on a broad range of key landscape organisations. Crucial to this in 2017 was our final workshop which brought together representatives from key cultural landscape management organisations within and beyond heritage including Vince Holyoak (Head of rural affairs, Historic England, UK), Kat Hopwood (Natural England, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), Mark Connelly (Landscape coordinator, Cotswold AONB, UK), Gareth Parry (Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust), Ian Grange (Professor in Countryside and Environmental management, Royal Agricultural University, UK), Henry Robinson (ex-President, Country Landowners and Business association), Olivier Thiébaut (Parc du Morvan), Francisco Fabián García (Officer for Culture, Junta de Castilla y León), Eduardo Duque Pindado (Responsible for Culture, Heritage, Youth and Sport, Diputación de Ávila) brought together key actors in these landscapes and transferred best practices to other European colleagues whilst exploring the best ways to integrate interests from different stakeholder groups. Our overall approach was included in the overview of heritage management approaches organised by the Dutch research agency (Moore and Tully 2021). Our inclusion of additional heritage and museum stakeholders and managers at events has led to our incorporation into the redesign of permanent display at key exhibitions and museums on oppida. At Salmonsbury, we have directly led to greater integration of archaeology into these displays as part of cultural landscape and emphasized oppida as landscapes not simply 'sites' [this is now visible through the new visitor centre, which directly acknowledges REFIT]. Through our consultation with Corinium museum, Bagendon has now been integrated into the permanent display of the Prehistoric gallery at Corinium Museum (opened in 2021). In Spain through working with core stakeholders in the regional government of Ávila, we have been attempting to make connections between contemporary agricultural practices, foodways, heritage and the natural environment abound and aim to include this in the redesign of the council exhibition on the Ulaca landscape. Through further explorations with farmers and landowners across the Cotswolds we have engaged now over 300 key stakeholders in the Cotswold area of the UK exploring values and approaches to landscape management. Our findings on stakeholder perceptions and approaches to landscape management have led to our engagement in consultation on new strategies for landscape management in England. This has been at the regional level though consultation on the AONB Management plan and at a national level as the only academic research project involved in a key agency forum on Post-Brexit Heritage and landscapes policy, feeding into new government agricultural policy in the UK. Our advocacy for emphasising the integrated nature of landscapes has directly impacted on one of our stakeholder partners (Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust) with the development of more integrated presentations on the landscape which include heritage information. We continue to act as their consultant on archaeological aspects of the landscape. In France, the conduct of REFIT in synergy with the Grand Site de France approach, the work of the ITEM labex and the Landscapes, Territories, Transitions research-action has made it possible to increase the number of professionals and scientists involved in the project's work, directly (for example, by inviting them to REFIT workshops) or indirectly (by the lessons learned from their attendance, which could be injected into REFIT or, conversely, by the achievements of REFIT, which could be shared in other circles). At the end of a four-year period (2013-2017) of strong mobilization on the issue of landscape as a lever for site and territory project management, the working group set up around Bibracte (Bibracte EPCC - Parc naturel régional du Morvan - labex ITEM, and their international connections developed thanks to REFIT) is now identified at the national level in all think tanks interested in these issues, both in the academic world and that of public action (ministerial administrations and networks of heritage site managers). The symposium planned for September 2019 in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment will give visibility to these connections The work carried out in this framework involved an important part of surveys and consultation with stakeholders (survey via internet, in-depth interviews with inhabitants, thematic surveys with stakeholders in the agricultural and forestry sectors, heritage workshops at municipal level, etc.) for which efforts were made to pool actions with the REFIT project. This data collection period also benefited greatly from the international perspective provided by REFIT and its three workshops. It has already been used to guide the debate conducted in 2017 on the territory of the Regional Natural Park of Morvan with a view to drafting its territory charter for the next fifteen years; we have thus managed to convince stakeholders, and in particular political actors, to place heritage, and more particularly landscape, at the heart of the territory project. |
First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
Sector | Environment,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |
Description | Feeding into Costwolds AONB Management plan 2018-2023 |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Impact | We were invited by the Cotswolds AONB to feed into their new Management plan (to be implemented from 2018). We fed in that the plan needed greater emphasis on the integrated nature of landscapes and that heritage and archaeology should be seen as integral to landscape management . This is reflected in a revised version of the Management plan. |
Description | Cotswold Vistior Giving Scheme |
Amount | £820 (GBP) |
Organisation | Cotswolds AONB |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2016 |
End | 01/2018 |
Description | Research Impact Fund, Durham University |
Amount | £7,906 (GBP) |
Organisation | Durham University |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2017 |
End | 05/2018 |
Title | Particpatory augering as mechanism for engaging public |
Description | REFIT developed a new method for engaging stakeholders using augering experiences. This developed stakeholder's appreciation of landscape change over time and the role of archaeology in exploring this. It was particularly useful with farmers. |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | the approach and methdology are in the following paper: which has been submitted to 'Public Archaeology (Feb. 2018). |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myaaVql5PLg |
Description | Collaboration with Allen Environmental Archaeology |
Organisation | Allen Archaeology Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | As part of our engagement events in the Bagendon and Greystones landscape we co-created with Allen Environmental Archaeology novel ways of explaining about how we can understand landscape change. The aim was to enable stakeholders, including farmers, residents, Wildlife Trust members, to better understand how landscape have and are changing and not static - the aims is for them to consider this more when feeding into landscape management decisions. The key aims was to use novel engagement methods to emphasise to stakeholders that archaeology is not just about excavating 'sites' but often more about long-term landscape change. These events included co-operation in training in aguering, examining soil profiles, lectures and excavating test-pits. A team from REFIT, include Dr Moore, Dr Tully (PDRA) and 5 volunteers supervised test-pit excavations, hosted presentations and organised tours of the landscape. This has resulted in a co-produced paper - first authored by REFIT PDRA Gemma Tully. |
Collaborator Contribution | Intergal to the events hosted by REFIT was specialist knowledge of the team from Allen Environmental Archaoelogy. The events included training in augering, examining soil profiles, lectures were led by Dr Mike Allen (expert in palaeo-environmental landscape analysis). This has resulted in a co-produced paper between Gemma Tully (REFIT) PDRA and Dr Allen which combines Dr Allen's augering expert knowlege with REFIT's approach to disseminating knowledge on landscapes. |
Impact | An academic paper has been submitted outlining the approach and methodology of using palaeoenvironmental techniques to engage the public : Tully, G. and Allen, M. Participatory Augering: A methodology for challenging perceptions of archaeology and landscape change (submitted to journal: 'Public Archaeology'). it is currently in review. Two videos explaining the rationale behind these engagement events were produced which also contain feedback on how these activities changed public perceptions. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Collaboration with Cotswold Archaeology |
Organisation | Cotswold Archaeology Limited |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Our team liaised with archaeological consultants Cotswold Archaeology over their perspectives on existing and changing landscape management policy, through interviews and inviting them to participate in our workshops in France and the UK. |
Collaborator Contribution | Cotswold Archaeology, especially via their director, made valuable contributions to perspectives on the place of heritage in existing landscape management practices. |
Impact | The expertise from CA has fed in to our reports on current perceptions of landscape management and publications (such as Moore and Tully 2017) |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Collaboration with LABEX ITEM |
Organisation | University of Grenoble |
Department | Labex ITEM |
Country | France |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | REFIT collaborated with researchers from LaBex ITEM in creating methodologies for interviewing stakeholders to assess perceptions of landscape and current landscape management. This allowed knowledge exchange on how best to engage stakeholders in different contexts. PDRA on REFIT (G. Tully) is currently combining this work in to a paper on stakeholder perceptions of the three case study landscapes. |
Collaborator Contribution | LABEX ITEM is a research network in the field of humanities and social sciences focusing on sustainable mountainous landscapes. LABEX assisted REFIT in providing in collaboratin with the project researchers working on similar areas (Chiara Pai / Caroline Darroux). We collaborated on creating methodologies for interviewing stakeholders and the results of which are feeding in to a forthcoming paper on engagement with stakeholders (Tully et al. in prep). |
Impact | A report on stakeholders perception of landscape will be available online soon. A paper on this work is currently in preparation. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Collaboration with Réseau des Grands Sites de France |
Organisation | The Great Sites Network of France |
Country | France |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | REFIT has disseminated our approach to assessing perceptions and engagement of stakeholders with landscape management to RGSF to assist in how the gauge the role of their management practices. This is feeding into their practices |
Collaborator Contribution | RGSF has contributed to the project workshop and engagement activities by explaining their current practices and policies and ensured REFIT can test its approaches. |
Impact | RGSF will contribute to the Edited volume currently in preparation which will include discussions of the main results, outcome and impact of the REFIT project. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Collaboration with the regional Government of Avíla |
Organisation | Provincial Council of Ávila |
Country | Spain |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | REFIT has engaged with the regional government of Avila and its heritage partners to exchange approaches to heritage protection in the case study areas. Using our experience we transferred methods for examining stakeholder perceptions of landscape and heritage managers. |
Collaborator Contribution | Representatives from the Diputación de Ávila provided knowledge exchange to the REFIT project on the perspectives of Spanish authorities on heritage and landscape management policies, co-developing new approaches on case study site in Spain. |
Impact | Eduardo Duque from the Diputación de Ávila is contributing a discussion on the project for the Edited volume in preparation from the project |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Partnership with Cotswold AONB |
Organisation | Cotswolds AONB |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | We are working together to produce on-line and hard-copy resources on the cultural landscape as well as a joint exchibition (online in the first instance) as part of their 'Living landscape: 50 years of Cotswold AONB' project. |
Collaborator Contribution | Cotswold AONB have agreed to host our exsiting digital guides (allowing greater reach than on our own websites) and have provided expert guidance on role of AONB in developmng landscape management strategies in to which our research outcomes and outputs can inform AONB guidance. |
Impact | We are currently building a joint on-line exhibition of photographs charting landscape change - to be hosted by the AONB. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Partnership with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust |
Organisation | The Wildlife Trusts |
Department | Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | We have worked in partnership with GWT to produce our digital and online guides to the two UK landscapes. |
Collaborator Contribution | Expert guidance on ecology was provided for both guides; input on context regarding wildlife and landuse. The gudies will be additionally disseminated through the GWT website extending the reach and uptake of these resources. |
Impact | The guides are the core outcome of this as well as engagement events hosted with our partners. This is multi-disciplinary, combing ecology with heritage. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Partnership with Parc naturel régional du Morvan (France) |
Organisation | Morvan Regional Natural Park |
Country | France |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Working with the Parc du Mrovan the REFIT team developed tools to assist interviewing and examining stakeholder perceptions (farmers etc) so that the Parc could better understand how they viewed the landscape, the working of the organization and of the major heritage centre (Bibracte) within context of sustainable landscape. |
Collaborator Contribution | Parc du Morvan were essential in providing knowledge over the varied stakeholders within their landscape, explaining their current approaches and engaging in REFIT workshops on ways to work in the future. |
Impact | Through working with REFIT, the Parc du Morvan has worked on more detailed assessment of the perceptions of the stakeholders within its landscape (this has led to a report on this) and developing greater engagement activities. Members of the Parc team used methods developed by Durham REFIT team to interview and examine stakeholder perceptions |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | 'Love your Landscape' activity day, Salmonsbury, UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Free, Cultural landscape, family activity day to engage the public with holistic interpretations of Salmonsbury/Greystones Farm over time - feedback shows change of perceptions/attitudes (part of forthcoming research publication) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Attendance at Sectoral Round Table on Rural Heritage after EU Exit. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | the REFIT team was invited by the organizers (Historic England) to participate in this round table of key Heritage stakeholders (which includes Natural England, NFU, ALGAO, CIFA etc) which was exploring common ground to influence government and policy makers and UK's approach to heritage and landscape management after Brexit. Dr Tully who represented the REFIT project - was the only attendee from an academic organization and research project was the only research project specifically invited. It is intended that REFIT team will contribute to a report to Government being coordinated by members of the stakeholder group. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Community engagement in landscape research - augering and test pits at Bagendon |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 11 local people (aged 8-81) took part in 3 days of training and fieldwork in palaeoenvironmental techniques (augering) and test pitting to explore the cultural landscape of Bagendon (one of the REFIT Project's case study landscapes). The work sparked questions and discussions about the changing nature of landuse and land management in the area. Participants reported changes in perceptions of the landscape around Bagendon and the significance of human and natural action on the landscape over time. The work has contributed to a paper on new methodologies for engaging the public with archaeology, landscape management and landscape change, which has been submitted to Public Archaeology Journal (February 2018). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/8af791_45a8f9761a8242469209d7031bccdaa0.pdf |
Description | Community engagement in landscape research - augering and test pits at Salmonsbury |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 20 local volunteers (aged 12-78) took part in 6 days of training and fieldwork in palaeoenvironmental techniques (augering) and test pitting to explore the cultural landscape of Salmonsbury (Greystones Farm) (one of the REFIT Project's case study landscapes). The work sparked questions and discussions about the changing nature of landuse and land management in the area. Participants reported changes in perceptions of the landscape around Salmonsbury and the significance of human and natural action on the landscape over time. Local media covered the fieldwork. The work was part of a film, made by the REFIT Team, which also included another REFIT engagement event - the second Love Your Landscape Day (the link to the film is included in the Love Your Landscape Day 2017 information). The outcomes from the work have contributed to a paper on new methodologies for engaging the public with archaeology, landscape management and landscape change, which has been submitted to Public Archaeology Journal (February 2018). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/8af791_17091e1e49c64585a387a61aa2a9b853.pdf |
Description | Conference Presentation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The work of the REFIT Project was presented to approximately 100 archaeology and heritage professionals, students and postgraduates at the European Archaeology Association (EAA) Conference in Vilnius 2016. As a result, the REFIT Team were invited to contribute to a later round table discussion on Successful Partnerships: Recognising and Improving Heritage Management in Landscape and Rural Land Use Policy and Practice. The Round table discussion was attended by approximately 60 people and led to the REFIT Project being asked to join the on-going EAA Heritage Management in Landscape and Rural Land Use Policy and Practice working group. In addition, the presentation and round table sessions led to further discussion, requests for more information on the research and an increase in website views and social media connections with REFIT outputs. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://eaavilnius2016.lt/ |
Description | Conference Presentation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The work of the REFIT Project was presented at the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists' 2017 Conference and Training event, which led to further discussion, requests for more information on the research and an increase in website views and social media connections with REFIT outputs. The presentation was filmed and made available online. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vykMntbLKe4&feature=youtu.be |
Description | Cultural Landscape, augering workshop, Bagendon, UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Study day with local stakeholders (farmers/land managers) looking at past and current impacts of landuse on Bagendon landscape. Impact - changing perceptions and use of landscape for the future and developing further landscape research projects |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Digital media - Bibracte |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | An assessment of stakeholders and public understanding/awareness/perceptions of place using digital media is underway and being established with a pilot project using the Bibracte case-study landscape. An initial assessment is to be completed by March 2016. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016 |
Description | El oppidum de Ulaca: últimas investigaciones arqueológicas (2017-2018). Workshop: III Jornadas Divulgativas y de Turismo Ulaca (Solosancho-Ávila, 21 y 27 de octubre de 2018) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | A presentation on the REFIT project and the Ulaca case study as part of a workshop faciliting improving tourism in the region, organised by the local mayor. This encouraged debate on how to use the archaeology to enhance cultural tourism in the region. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | González Álvarez, D.; Alonso González, P. y Rodríguez Hernández, J. Historical Reenactments in Spain: A Critical Approach to Public Perceptions of the Iron Age and Roman Past Workshop: International Seminar. Historical Reenactment and New Ways of Enacting History: Interdisciplinary Dialogues (Miraflores de la Sierra-Madrid, 1-3 de noviembre de 2018. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presntation to workshop using evidence from REFIT as case studies in Historical Reenactments as part of engaing public Perceptions of the Iron Age and Roman Past. Intended to inform museum and heritage practioners on ways forward. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Love Your Landscape Day 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Following the success of the free, public 'Love your Landscape' event that took place at Salmonsbury (Greystones Farm) in 2016, the event was expanded and repeated to coincide with the augering and test pitting based fieldwork that was taking place with local volunteers over the summer of 2017 (see other Engagement output - Salmonsbury). The event engaged the public (of all ages) with the integration of different management interests in shaping landscapes over time. Participants reported a change in perceptions. The event was covered by local media and a short film was made by the REFIT Project to promote the event alongside the augering and test pitting work. The outputs have contributed to a paper discussing new methods for engaging the public with landscape management and landscape change which has been submitted to Public Archaeology Journal (February 2018) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqd_1WtEBLI&feature=youtu.be |
Description | Meeting with Head of National Rural and Environmental policy, Historic England |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | This was a meeting held with Historic England to explore how REFIT might be develope, through direct collaboration with HE, to develop e-resources for improved dissmemination of approaches to cultural landscapes. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Moore, T - REFIT- a case study in knowledge transfer...Presentation to JP International Workshop on Heritage impact (Turin, June 2018) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A presentation on the overall results and outcomes of the REFIT project was presented to the JPICH International Workshop in Turin, Italy (25/5/18). Following this and discussion workshop TM was invited to contribute to a volume, led by the Dutch Research Agency, on Heritage agendas for Europe. This should be an impactful volume on practitioners and is leading to developing further links with international colleagues. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Perceptions study |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | Between July 2015 and March 2016, one of the project's focuses has been on evaluating current awareness/understanding of oppida landscapes and management strategies for these cultural landscapes. Progress in this area has been made through the pilot case study on the British sites, constructing links with core stakeholder groups and establishing mailing lists for contacting these groups. Interviews and focus groups with key stakeholders from a range of stakeholder groups including Wildlife managers/volunteers; Museums; Tourist boards; Professional archaeology; farming; business; schools and higher education providers as well as questionnaires of general public and local residents have been conducted. Over 50 stakeholders at these sites have now taken part in these activities. The work is on-going. Similar studies will commence at Bibracte and Ulaca in the coming months in order to make comparisons between the data. This will allow for the development of further engagement activities to raise awareness of the multiple uses and values connected to these cultural landscapes and will guide the creation of 'best practice' guidelines for wider reaching sustainable management strategies. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016 |
Description | Presentation on REFIT at The Night of the Researchers at The Experimentarium of the University of Burgundy |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presented project approach to general public as part of wider outreach campaign. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | REFIT Website |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | A REFIT project website was designed and translated into English, French and Spanish in order to raise awareness of the background and aims of the project in all 3 partner countries and to share information with the multiple stakeholders connected to the 4 case study sites. The 50+ individuals who have engaged with the project through focus groups, interviews, surveys and mapping activities have been able to keep track of the project through the website and researchers have been able to promote the project to other researchers and academic organisations with an interest in the management of cultural landscapes. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016 |
URL | http://www.refitproject.com |
Description | T Moore Paper to Committee for Archaeology in Gloucestershire - public archaeology day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presenting some of the results of the project as part of local archaeology conference. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Workshop on Engaging stakeholders in Cultural Landscapes: Avila, Spain |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | This was an international inter-disciplinary workshop on engagement strategies for oppida cultural landscapes. This is leading to a collaboration with local and regional government in Avila, Spain on approaches to the landscape around Ulaca ancient monument. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Workshop on Integrated Landscape Management |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A workshop on approaches to integrated Landscape management was organized by REFIT project, Durham leads (Tom Moore and Gemma Tully) held at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, UK. This workshop was intended to explore current policy and practice and suggest ways forward for future approaches. Professional practitioners and policy makers from key relevant organizations, including Historic England, Natural England, Cotswolds AONB, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, CLA, Costwold Archaeology, Govt of Avila, Parc du Morvan, RAC, RGSF. This resulted in a feeding into future directions and approaches which informed further follow on research and a co-authored report with GWT on integrating archaeology and environmental approaches to landscape. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.refitproject.com |
Description | Workshop on transnational approaches to Cultural Landscape management |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A workshop was held to explore different approaches to cultural Landscapes in France, Spain and UK. This had contributions from various universities, UNESCO, regional natural parks |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | other Meeting of RGSF which outlined REFIT contribution to aims of RGSF dissemination and awareness of REFIT's aims and findings to date stakeholders from RGSF committee 15 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Inform RGSF (French organisation overseeing Grand Sites) about practices related to heritage management based on REFIT experience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |