Kúvíkur
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Project Details |
| Title: | Kúvíkur |
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| Abstract: | The project in Kúvíkur, a trading site established after the monopoly in 1602, was focussed on a midden which was heavily eroded on one side. A trench was excavated, revealing extensive midden layers dating back to the 18th century. |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Project Start Year: | 2004 |
| Projected End Year: | 2004 |
Account Owner |
| Contact: |
Fornleifastofnun Íslands |
| Postal Address: |
Bárugata 3, 101 Reykjavík, ICELAND |
| Post Code: |
101 |
| Telephone: |
00354-5511033 |
| Website: |
http://www.instarch.is |
| Email: |
fsi@instarch.is |
Project Content
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Fornleifauppgröftur á Kúvíkum í Reykjarfirđi [0.48 MB]
A trench was excavated through the center of the midden and revealed a peat-ash rich midden, up to 2 m deep, with well preserved organic material. The oldest layers probably date to the 17th or 18th centuries judging from finds. Some sort of a structure was found under the earliest midden layers but its function can not be established from such a narrow trench. Additionally a test trench was dug east of the location of the main dwellings in an area which has probably been levelled out. Some occupational layers were discovered and the remains of a paved surface sitting in a layer of gravel. The function remains unclear but judging from finds the remains could date to the early 19th century. Around 2000 finds were retrieved, of which only a few predate 1850.
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Project Location
Latitude: 65.951575°N
Longitude: 21.478237°W
