Susan Elizabeth Kruse MBE (born c.1955) is an American-Scottish archaeologist specialising in Viking material culture and Community Archaeology.
Susan Elizabeth Kruse | |
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| Born | USA |
| Occupation | Archaeologist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Thesis | Viking age silver ingots from England and Wales and their economic implications (1988) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Archaeology |
| Sub-discipline | Viking archaeology Community archaeology |
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Biography
editKruse undertook her undergraduate degree in Anthropology and Archaeology at Cornell University. She first came to the UK in 1977 to undertake postgraduate study with the University of Durham.[1] Her 1980 Masters thesis was titled "Danish connections 1000 - 1066: an archaeological perspective".[2] She completed her PhD at University College London in 1988 with a thesis titled "Viking age silver ingots from England and Wales and their economic implications".[3]
She moved to the Highlands in 1996 and became a tutor for the Workers’ Educational Association. Through the WEA she has taught courses on various subjects, including archaeology and women's suffrage in Scotland.[1][4]
In January 2009 she co-founded Archaeology for Communities of the Highlands (Arch); a community archaeology charity.[5]
Kruse was awarded an MBE in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to community archaeology in the Highlands of Scotland.[4][6]
Select publications
edit- Kruse, Susan E. 1988. "Ingots and weight units in Viking Age silver hoards." World Archaeology 20.2: 285-301.
- Kruse, Susan E. 1992. "Late Saxon balances and weights from England." Medieval Archaeology 36.1: 67-95.
- Kruse, Susan, and James Tate. 1992. "XRF analysis of Viking Age silver ingots." Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Vol. 122.
- Kruse, Susan E. 2016. "Trade and exchange across frontiers." Silver economy in the Viking Age. Routledge: 179-192.
References
edit- ^ a b Campbell, Rita (30 December 2017). "Highland woman "delighted" community archaeology being recognised with MBE". The Press and Journal.
- ^ Kruse, Susan (July 1980). Danish connections 1000 - 1066: an archaeological perspective (PDF) (Thesis). University of Durham.
- ^ Kruse, Susan (1988). Viking age silver ingots from England and Wales and their economic implications (Thesis). University College London.
- ^ a b "Susan Kruse MBE". Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "About Us". Archaeology for Communities of the Highlands. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "In Full: Scots recognised in New Year Honours list". The Scotsman. 29 December 2017.
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