Dr. Aage Rousell, (27 October 1901, Copenhagen – 9 June 1972, Frederiksberg) was a Danish architect, archaeologist and historian. He was best known for his archaeological work in
Greenland in the 1920s and 1930s, especially for his work on Norse settlements in medieval Greenland. In 1926 he and Poul Nørlund unearthed 13 skeletons in
Igaliku. In 1932 he returned to Greenland with
Eigil Knuth on an archaeological dig to excavate
old Norse sites on West Greenland's coast. Roussel, Knuth and Nørlund returned during the summer of 1934, excavating the old Norse ruins again at Igaliku. He returned again in the summer of 1937 with a Polish expedition to the
Godthaab district. Roussel worked for the
National Museum of Denmark and was often appointed to lead archaeological expeditions and exhibitions. He authored works such as
Farms and Churches in the Mediaeval Norse Settlement of Greenland (1941) He was later a contributor to the
Arctic Encyclopedia.