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NORSEC Lab Reports Master List: February 2011
This is a list of all the NORSEC Lab Reports up to February 2011... Read more.
Walrus Tusks & Bone From Aðalstræti 14‐18, Reykjavík Iceland
Three tusks from large mature walrus (Odobenus rosmarus L.) were recovered in 2001 from excavations by Archaeological Institute Iceland (FSÍ) within the early settlement... Read more.
Skútustaðir Midden Investigations Mývatn Northern Iceland 2008
In June-July 2008 an international team (led by Ágústa Edwald FSÍ and Tom McGovern CUNY) conducted initial investigations of stratified midden deposits associated... Read more.
The Hofstaðir Archaeofauna
Early stages of the investigations at Hofstaðir directed by the Archaeological Institute Iceland revealed that substantial amounts of well-preserved animal bone... Read more.
Midden Investigations at Hrísheimar, N Iceland 2003
During the 2001 season, the Landscapes of Settlement project began excavations at Hrísheimar near the modern farm of Baldursheimar in Mývatnssveit N Iceland. This... Read more.
Midden Investigations at Saltvík N Iceland August 2003
This report presents the results of a first stage investigation of possible midden deposits at the site of Saltvík near Husavik in N Iceland carried out August... Read more.
CUNY Survey Log Mývatnssveit 2007
This report represents a narrative account of the 2007 FSI/CUNY Archaeological survey project in Mývatnssveit June 10-22nd 2007 (directed by Orri Vésteinsson,... Read more.
Hrísheimar 2006 Interim Report
Hrísheimar is located in the bend of a gravel ridge formed by a glacial esker deposit (figure 1) (elevation 310 m, 40 24 53 E, 72 67 706 N). The farm area is relatively... Read more.
Preliminary Report of a Medieval Norse Archaeofauna from Brattahlið North Farm (KNK 2629), Qassiarsuk, Greenland
This is a preliminary report of the animal bone collected in 2005- 06 by international teams led by Ragnar Edvardsson for the Greenland National Museum and Archives... Read more.
A Small Archaeofauna from Context 714 Þingvellir Iceland
In 2006 a small collection of animal bones (archaeofauna) was recovered from a pit fill from the farm and church site near the famous assembly site of Thingvellir... Read more.
