Curriculum Vitae Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir Beck Helluvað 9, apt. 404, 110 Reykjavík Telephone: 557-8009/868-1429 E-mail: solveig@instarch.is Date of birth: 12th December, 1978 Education 2012- Currently a PhD student in archaeology at the University of Iecland. 2004-2005 MSc Geoarchaeology University of Reading Passed with merit. 2001-2004 BSc Geology University of Iceland Passed with first class. 5-14. July, 2010. Unofficial training in general analysis of slag. Instructor: Ph.D. student Thomas Birch. 6-10th November, 2006 Training course in archaeological soil micromorphology Instructor: Dr. Richard Macphail, Senior Research Fellow at University College London. November –December 2010 Úr neista í nýja bók, a follow up creative writing course Instructor: Anna Heiða Pálsdóttir. April-May, 2010 Úr neista í nýja bók, a creative writing course Instructor: Anna Heiða Pálsdóttir. Employment 2012, June-Agust Eyðibýli á Íslandi/Abandoned homes in Iceland A general and photographic survey of old abandoned domiciles in disrepair in North- and Southwest Iceland. 2005- 2011 The Institute of Archaeology in Iceland (full time) My work involves archaeological surveying, excavations, stone and slag analysis, teaching, micromorphological analysis and chemical analysis. 2003-2005 The Institute of Archaeology in Iceland (part time) Work involved archaeological suveying and excavations. 1999-2003 Post office – Íslandspóstur hf. (full and part time) Worked at the main postal center in Reykjavík sorting and registering parcels both domestic and foreign. Additional Information Computing skills: Knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Access. Basic knowledge of the statistical analysis program SPSS. Have also worked with MapInfo, MapSource og Adobe Illustrator in connection with archaeological surveying. Language skills: I read, write and speak English fluently. I have basic understanding of written Danish. Teaching: I have taught a few classes of methodology in environmental archaeology at The University of Iceland. Other skills: Data and information collection from working in archaeological surveying. Experience in conducting personal interviews from working in archaeological surveying. Writing and presenting reports. Full current driving licence. Experience Excavations Excavations at pre-Christian burial sites in Litlu-Núpar in Aðaldalur and Ingiríðarstaðir in Þegjandadalur, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla in late summer of 2009 and 2010. Excavation of a test trench at Hólakot in Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, 7.-10. August, 2009 as archaeologist in charge. Rescue excavation at Tjarnarbíó in Reykjavík, 9. June - 1. July, 2009. Rescue excavation at Garðastræti 23/Vaktarabærinn in Reykjavík, 27. April - 18. May 2009. Rescue excavation at Naustir, Akureyri, 21. May - 1. June, 2007 Excavation at Skálholt in Biskupstungur the summers of 2003-2004 and 2006 and 2007. Archaeological Survey Archaeological survey (svæðisskráning) in Borgarfjörður, Hofshreppur in A-Skaftafellssýsla, A-Barðastrandasýsla, Kelduneshreppur, Skaftafell, Skorradalur and Búland. Archaeological survey (aðalskráning) in Ásahreppur and Holtahreppur in Rangárvallasýsla, in Hörgárbyggð, in Arnarneshreppur, in Vogar at Reykjanes and in Kjósarhreppur. Archaeological survey (deiliskráning) within the towns of Ólafsvík and Laugarvatn, within Svartagilsland in Norðurárdalur and Réttarholtsland in Árnessýsla. Other projects Eyðibýli á Íslandi/Abandoned houses in Iceland, survey of abandoned domiciles in the Icelandic countryside in North- and Southwest-Iceland. Chemical analysis in connection with a rescue excavation at Pálstóftir in Kárahnjúkar. General analysis of rock and sedimentary finds from Dettifoss, Gásir, Möðruvellir, Skálholt, Skútustaðir and Sveigakot. Analysis of slag collections from Gásir and Skálholt. Micromorphological analysis of thin section samples from Gásir and Skálholt Interests I enjoy being with my family, practising yoga and swimming, listening to music, creative writing, traveling and reading historical novels. Bibliography Published works Books: Kaaber, Axel, Kvaran, Bergþóra Góa, Ingibjarnsson, Birkir, Guðmundsdóttir, Hildur, Árnadóttir, Olga, Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, Egilsdóttir, Steinunn Eik and Harðardóttir Þuríður Elísa, 2012. Eyðibýli á Íslandi: Rannsókn á eyðibýlum og yfirgefnum húsum í Norður Þingeyjarsýslu, Suður-Þingeyjarsýslu og Eyjafjarðarsýslu sumarið 2012, 2.bindi. Reykjavík: Eyðibýli-áhugamannafélag 2012. Kaaber, Axel, Kvaran, Bergþóra Góa, Ingibjarnsson, Birkir, Guðmundsdóttir, Hildur, Árnadóttir, Olga, Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, Egilsdóttir, Steinunn Eik and Harðardóttir Þuríður Elísa, 2012. Eyðibýli á Íslandi: Rannsókn á eyðibýlum og yfirgefnum húsum í Dalasýslu, Snæfells- og Hnappadalssýslu, Mýrarsýslu og Borgarfjarðarsýslu sumarið 2012, bindi 3. Reykjavík: Eyðibýli-áhugamannafélag 2012. Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2011. Fosfór í fjallasal. In Orri Vésteinsson, Gavin Lucas, Kristborg Þórsdóttir and Ragnheiður Gló Gylfadóttir (eds.), Upp á yfirborðið: Nýjar rannsóknir í íslenskri fornleifafræði, p. 34. Reykjavík: Fornleifastofnun Íslands. Articles: Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, forthcoming. Exploitation of Wild Birds in Iceland from the Settlement Period to the 19th Century and its Reflection in Archaeology. Archaeologia Islandica 10, pp. X-XX. Unpublished works Archaeological survey reports: Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2012. Fornleifaskráning í Kjósahreppi III. Reykjavík: Fornleifastofnun Íslands, FS496-07123. Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2010. Fornleifaskráning í Kjósahreppi II. Reykjavík: Fornleifastofnun Íslands, FS442-07122. Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2007. Deiliskráning í landi Réttarholts í Árnessýslu. Reykjavík: Fornleifastofnun Íslands, FS337-06331. Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2007. Deiliskráning í Ólafsvík, Snæfellsnesi. Reykjavík: Fornleifastofnun Íslands, FS352-07071. Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2007. Fornleifaskráning í landi Svartagils í Norðurárdal. Reykjavík: Fornleifastofnun Íslands, FS348-0701. Edwald, Ágústa, Robin, Jóhann Gunnarsson, Björnsdóttir, Lísa Rut, Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir & Ólafsson, Stefán, 2009. Aðalskráning í Ásahreppi í Rangárvallasýslu 2006 til 2008. Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir Beck (ed.). Reykjavík: Fornleifastofnun Íslands, FS417-06051. Hreiðarsdóttir, Elín and Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2012. Í túninu heima: skráning fornleifa í heimatúnum á Háafelli, Bakkakoti, Sarpi, Efstabæ, Vatnshorni og Svanga í Skorradal. Elín Hreiðarsdóttir (ed.). Reykjavík: Fornleifastofnun Íslands, FS483-10021. Other reports: Beck, Sólveig G. & Smith, M.H., 2011. Gásir Post-Excavation Reports – Volume 3. Reykjavík: Fornleifastofnun Íslands, FS466-010714. Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, forthcoming. Rocks and minerals from Skálholt in Biskupstungur. Unpublished report done for The Institute of Archaeology in Iceland. Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2011. Vitrified materials and slags from Skálholt in South Iceland. Unpublished report done for The Institute of Archaeology in Iceland. Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2011. Analysis of slag fragments from Aðalstræti, Reykjavík 2001. Unpublished report done for The Institute of Archaeology in Iceland. Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2010. Fornleifakönnun í Hólakoti, Seljadal. Reykjavík: Fornleifastofnun Íslands, FS411-09051. Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2007. Measurements of soil phosphorus in floors and surroundings of Pálstóft, Kárahnjúkar. Reykjavík: Fornleifastofnun Íslands, FS347-00067. Unpublished essays: Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2004. Gáruskeljalögin á Tjörnesi. Final essay in geology for a BSc-degree from The University of Iceland, Reykjavík. Beck, Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir, 2005. An Investigation of the Formation of Kyndluhóll Mound at Skálholt, Iceland Using Geoarchaeological and Statistical Techniques. Final essay in geoarchaeology for a MSc-degree from The University of Reading, England. PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 4