Sue Bulmer | |
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Born | Susan Evelyn Hirsh February 17, 1933 Ithaca, New York, USA |
Died | October 6, 2016 | (aged 83)
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Known for | First archaeologist to carry out excavations in the New Guinea Highlands |
Awards | Fulbright Scholar |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Archaeology |
Susan Evelyn Bulmer (née Hirsh; 17 February 1933 – 6 October 2016), known as Sue Bulmer, was a pioneering American archaeologist who worked in Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. She was the first archaeologist to carry out excavations in the New Guinea Highlands in 1959–1960 and 1967–1973.