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 edit
Kruse 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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