Olwyn Owen FSA Scot | |
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Nationality | British |
Education | BA at Durham University and MA at Durham University |
Occupation | Archaeologist |
Known for | Expert in Viking history of Scotland |
Olwyn Owen, FSA Scot, is a British archaeologist and academic specialising in Scandianvian Scotland. [1]
She is an expert in Viking material culture, and has commented on the Galloway Hoard for National Geographic magazine. [2]
She has excavated widely in Scotland and Scandinavia and has had a long career in a range of heritage management roles. [3]
Owen is also an archaeological consultant and in March 2017, she was made Visiting Reader at Orkney College, University of Highlands and Islands. [4]
She was awarded a BA in English [5] from Durham University in 1976, during which time she also took classes in archaeology under Rosemary Cramp.
In 1979, she completed her MA degree, also at Durham University, with a thesis on the English Urnes Style.
Owen has written extensively on Scandinavian links with Scotland, and introduced audiences to Scotland's Viking past, for example in her book Things in the Viking World (2012). [6]
She appeared in an episode of Time Team series 5 episode 3, at Sanday, Orkney, which aired on 18 January 1998.
Olwyn Owen FSA Scot | |
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Nationality | British |
Education | BA at Durham University and MA at Durham University |
Occupation | Archaeologist |
Known for | Expert in Viking history of Scotland |
Olwyn Owen, FSA Scot, is a British archaeologist and academic specialising in Scandianvian Scotland. [1]
She is an expert in Viking material culture, and has commented on the Galloway Hoard for National Geographic magazine. [2]
She has excavated widely in Scotland and Scandinavia and has had a long career in a range of heritage management roles. [3]
Owen is also an archaeological consultant and in March 2017, she was made Visiting Reader at Orkney College, University of Highlands and Islands. [4]
She was awarded a BA in English [5] from Durham University in 1976, during which time she also took classes in archaeology under Rosemary Cramp.
In 1979, she completed her MA degree, also at Durham University, with a thesis on the English Urnes Style.
Owen has written extensively on Scandinavian links with Scotland, and introduced audiences to Scotland's Viking past, for example in her book Things in the Viking World (2012). [6]
She appeared in an episode of Time Team series 5 episode 3, at Sanday, Orkney, which aired on 18 January 1998.