Susan Bulmer graduated with a Master's degree in sociology at the University of Hawaii in 1956; her thesis researched the American Samoan diaspora.
10 Facts About Susan Bulmer
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Two archaeologists from the University of Auckland, Jack Golson and Wal Ambrose, were running an excavation in Samoa and Susan Bulmer joined in the dig.
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When she returned to New Zealand, Susan Bulmer joined excavations in the Coromandel and Canterbury.
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Susan Bulmer enrolled to do a second Master's degree in archaeology at the University of Auckland, starting in 1958.
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In 1978 Susan Bulmer graduated with a PhD from the University of Papua New Guinea.
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Susan Bulmer established an archaeology unit employing more than 20 archaeologists and contract staff, providing employment and training for many students.
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In 1964 Susan Bulmer co-authored, with her husband Ralph Susan Bulmer, the first paper on the prehistory of the New Guinea Highlands based on evidence from several disciplines.
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Susan Bulmer was active in the World Archaeology Congress, serving as Treasurer in 1990.
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Susan Bulmer married the social anthropologist and ethnobiologist Ralph Susan Bulmer in 1959.
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Susan Bulmer sang on several tracks, including her original composition, "Hi Jolly", a humorous ballad about a notorious fossicker who was always one step ahead of the archaeologists.