Charlotte Blindheim
Charlotte Blindheim | |
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 Charlotte Blindheim | |
| Born | July 6, 1917 |
| Died | March 5, 2005 |
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| Discipline | Archaeology |
| Sub-discipline | Viking archaeology |
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Charlotte Blindheim, (nee Undset, 6 July 1917 - 5 March 2005) was a Norweigan archaeologist known for her excavations of at the site of Kaupang.[1] She was the first female member of scientific staff at the University of Oslo to be permanently employed when she hired as the museum curator in 1946.
Career
Blindheim completed a master's degree in archaeology in 1946, writing her thesis on Viking costume and jewellery. She was hired as a curator at the University of Oslo in 1946, as the museum's first permanently employees female member of scientific staff. In 1950 Blindheim undertook excavations at the burial ground at Kaupang and continued to excavate and publish on the site throughout her life.[2] In 1968 she became a curator in Vestfold, a position which she retained until her retirement in 1987.
Personal life
Blindheim is the granddaughter of another Norweigan archaeologist, Ingvald Undset, and the niece of Sigrid Undset, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.
Selected publications
- Blindheim, C., Heyerdahl-Larsen, B., and Tollnes, R. L. 1959. Archaeological investigations along rivers and lakes. Gyrinosvatn, Hallingdal and Tokke-Vinje waterway, Telemark (Norwegian oldfunn 11). Oslo: University of Oslo, Museum of Cultural History.
- Blindheim, C. and Heyerdahl-Larsen, B. 1993. The Scandinavian Relief Brooches of the Migration Period. An Attempt at a new Classification. With a contribution by Torstein Sjøvold (Norwegian oldfunn 16). Oslo: University of Oslo, Museum of Cultural History.
- Blindheim, C., Heyerdahl-Larsen, B., and Ingstaf, A. S. 1998. Kaupang findings. Bind IIIA. Surveys in areas inhabited from 1956 to 1974. Houses and structures(Norwegian oldfunn 19). Oslo: University of Oslo, Museum of Cultural History.
References
- ^ Sarunas Milisauskas (2011). "2, Historical Observations on European Archaeology". European Prehistory: A Survey. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4419-6632-2.
- ^ "The Vikings and Scotland - Impact and Influence. Report of a Conference organised by The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 20-22 September 2006" (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2007. p. 10.