Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Education information
BA, MA, PhD.
Description of research and teaching
I am Associate Professor in Cultural Heritage Studies, responsible for the Masters-level cultural heritage studies curriculum. My research interests include community engagement in cultural heritage and museums, archaeology and metal detecting, dark/difficult heritage, and heritage crime. I am Principal Investigator on the project SuALT, which is an Academy of Finland consortium project aimed at developing an open source research infrastructure for archaeological discoveries made and reported by the public in Finland.
Fields of Science
- 615 History and Archaeology
- Community Archaeology
- 5141 Sociology
- Criminology
- 6160 Other humanities
- Museum Studies
- Cultural Heritage Management
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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(Co-)Creating a Sustainable Platform for Finland’s Archaeological Chance Finds: The Story of FindSampo
Thomas, S. E., Wessman, A. P. F., Ikkala, E., Tuominen, J. A., Koho, M. & Hyvönen, E. A., 27 Apr 2022, Digital Heritage and Archaeology in Practice. Watrall, E. & Goldstein, L. (eds.). University press of Florida, p. 165-184 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Discussing Ethical Practices in Archaeology: Decolonization, open data, and community interaction in Jordan
Lorenzon, M., Bonnie, R. G. L. M. & Thomas, S. E., Jun 2022, Digital Heritage and Archaeology in Practice: Presentation, Teaching, and Engagement. Watrall, E. & Goldstein, L. (eds.). University press of Florida, p. 125-142 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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The Finnish impact - public engagement with archaeology in international projects based in Finland
Lorenzon, M., Preda-Balanica, B. E. & Thomas, S., 2022, Odes to Mika: Festschrift for Professor Mika Lavento on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Halinen, P., Heyd, V. & Mannermaa, K. (eds.). Helsinki: The Archaeological Society of Finland, p. 257-265 9 p. (Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland ; no. 10).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Citizen Science Archaeological Finds on the Semantic Web: The FindSampo Framework
Hyvönen, E., Rantala, H., Ikkala, E., Koho, M., Tuominen, J., Anafi, B., Thomas, S., Wessman, A., Oksanen, E., Rohiola, V., Kuitunen, J. & Ryyppö, M., 21 Aug 2021, In: Antiquity. 95, 382, 7 p., e24.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Heritage Naturecultures
Krieg, P., Thomas, S. & Zeiler, X., 2021, Situating Sustainability: A Handbook of Contexts and Concepts. Krieg, C. P. & Toivanen, R. (eds.). Helsinki: Helsinki University Press, p. 211-222 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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IADA: Internment Archaeology Digital Archive
Camp, S., Watrall, E., Foley, C., Gonzalez, S., Truchan, A., Akey, B., Gerloff, G., Sarandria, T., Ozawa, K., Rothaus, R., Thomas, S., Wakatsuki , H., Wegars, P. & Williams, G.
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2023
Project: Research project
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DeepFIN: Assessing Archaeological Deep Time in Finland through Spatial Exploration 500 BCE - 1520 CE
Oksanen, E., Thomas, S., Heyd, V. & Heyd, V.
01/09/2020 → 01/07/2023
Project: Research project
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Changing Hands, Changing Meanings: Researching Cultural Heritage Trafficking in the Nordic Region
Bonnie, R., Huffer, D., Immonen, V., Rasmussen, J. M., Thomas, S. & Bonnie, R.
Nordisk samarbetsnämnd för humanistisk och samhällsvetenskaplig forskning (NOS-HS), SUOMEN AKATEMIA Vähäkylä Leena
01/01/2019 → 31/03/2023
Project: Research project
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ANEE: Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires
Silverman, J. M., Svärd, S., Lahelma, A., Nikki, N., Töyräänvuori, J., Jokiranta, J., Laine, L., Kletter, R., Bonnie, R., Thomas, S., Holmqvist-Sipilä, E., Kouki, P., Wasmuth, M., Wallis, C., Lorenzon, M., Jauhiainen, H., Jauhiainen, T., Alstola, T., Bach, J., Fink, S., Konstantopoulos, G., Zaia, S., Sahala, A., Miettunen, P. H., Avneri Meir, R., Aissaoui, A. I., Arpe, O. P., Luukko, M. I., Kovanen, H., Linden, K., Bennett, E. R., Saari, S., Vanderstraeten, E., Autere, K., Debourse, C. H. I., Kailamäki, U., Kautonen, S. K., Spunaugle, A. & Tambs, L.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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Team 3: Material Culture and Community Heritage
Lahelma, A., Bonnie, R., Lorenzon, M., Holmqvist-Sipilä, E., Kouki, P., Miettunen, P. H., Kovanen, H., Thomas, S., Saari, S., Smith, S. L., Kautonen, S. K., Kailamäki, U., Holappa, M. & Cutillas Victoria, B.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Society for American Archaeology Presidential Recognition Award
Thomas, Suzie (Recipient), 31 Mar 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Activities
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Dark Heritage: When Culture Hurts
Suzie Thomas (Speaker) & Alex Vanneste (Speaker)
30 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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External Examiner - University College London (UK)
Suzie Thomas (Teacher)
2 Mar 2021 → 2 Mar 2025Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
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‘Heritage in motion. Narratives of translocality and strategies of identification among second generation migrant youths in Oslo, Norway’
Suzie Thomas (Opponent), Laura McAtackney (Opponent), Þóra Pétursdóttir (Member of thesis committee / follow-up group), Per Ditlef Fredriksen (Supervisor) & Anders Högberg (Co-supervisor)
1 Oct 2021Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Reviewer for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada
Suzie Thomas (Participant)
1 Jan 2021Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
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What's the deal with old things? An exploratory study of attitudes and practices towards certain old things among archaeologists and metal detectorists in Norway
Suzie Thomas (Co-supervisor), Unn Pedersen (Supervisor), Anna Wessman (Opponent) & Andres Dobat (Opponent)
16 Sep 2021Activity: Examination types › Member of doctoral thesis committee / follow-up group
Press / Media
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INTERVIEW WITH THE EDITORS: Suzie Thomas and Carol McDavid, Co-editors of Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage
25/11/2014
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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