ARCHAEOLOGY
GLASS BEAD ARCHAEOLOGY
Click here for Sue's latest publications on her research into glass beadmaking in Antiquity:
Click here for Sue's latest publications on her research into glass beadmaking in Antiquity:
Sue began her career working as a Finds Assistant for the Museum of London, handling the amazing discoveries that were being excavated from various sites around London. She then became an Archaeological Illustrator for the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments (now Historic England).
Her versatility and enthusiasm for reconstruction led to her illustrating the finds from many of the most famous archaeological sites in Britain including Dover, Grimes Graves, Mucking, West Stow and Portway East. Anglo-Saxon jewellery and beads soon became a passion and she spent many months at the British Museum, drawing the finds from Dover Buckland cemetery for archaeologist Vera Evison.
After many years writing books on jewellery making and other subjects for mainstream publishing, Sue has returned to her roots and is currently researching a new book on Anglo-Saxon beads and is using her skills in hot glass beadmaking to understand the techniques of the ancient beadmakers. She is also creating paintings of the glass beads to show how they would have looked before they were buried. Some of the illustrations are shown below - click on the images for more information.
Click here for Sue's research paper on Anglo-Saxon beadmaking: Anglo-Saxon Beadmakers
Click here for Sue's paper on rare Roman Thread-decorated beads for Archaeologia Polski: Thread-decorated beads
Her versatility and enthusiasm for reconstruction led to her illustrating the finds from many of the most famous archaeological sites in Britain including Dover, Grimes Graves, Mucking, West Stow and Portway East. Anglo-Saxon jewellery and beads soon became a passion and she spent many months at the British Museum, drawing the finds from Dover Buckland cemetery for archaeologist Vera Evison.
After many years writing books on jewellery making and other subjects for mainstream publishing, Sue has returned to her roots and is currently researching a new book on Anglo-Saxon beads and is using her skills in hot glass beadmaking to understand the techniques of the ancient beadmakers. She is also creating paintings of the glass beads to show how they would have looked before they were buried. Some of the illustrations are shown below - click on the images for more information.
Click here for Sue's research paper on Anglo-Saxon beadmaking: Anglo-Saxon Beadmakers
Click here for Sue's paper on rare Roman Thread-decorated beads for Archaeologia Polski: Thread-decorated beads
PAST EVENTS
Experimental Archaeology Conference 2021; EAC12, World Tour
Sue presented her research at the World conference in March 2021. Her presentation can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl_cmHMpKKI
Sue presented her research at the World conference in March 2021. Her presentation can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl_cmHMpKKI
Sue was interviewed on her Glass Beadmaking by Mamuz Museum
Click here to see Sue interviewed by Franz Pieler of Mamuz Museum. Sue's work is in the current exhibition of Experimental Archaeology at the Austrian museum:
Sue Heaser Interview
Mamuz Museum Website
Click here to see Sue interviewed by Franz Pieler of Mamuz Museum. Sue's work is in the current exhibition of Experimental Archaeology at the Austrian museum:
Sue Heaser Interview
Mamuz Museum Website
