Landscapes of Settlement and Change: Long term human ecodynamics in Mývatnssveit
| Parent Project Details | |
| Parent Project Title: | Mývatn Landscapes Project |
| Sub Projects: |
Hofstaðir Höfðagerði Hrísheimar Medieval farm sites trenched in Mývatnssveit Midden in Skútustaðir Saltvík Skútustaðir Excavation Steinbogi Sveigakot |
Project Details | |
| Title: | Landscapes of Settlement and Change: Long term human ecodynamics in Mývatnssveit |
| Permalink: | https://www.nabohome.org/cgi-bin/explore.pl?seq=2 |
| Keywords: | Iceland,ecodynamics,historical,ecology,Myvatn |
| Sponsors/Funders: | RANNIS |
| US NSF | |
| National Geographic Society | |
| Leverhulm Trust | |
| CUNY Northern Science & Education | |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Project Start Year: | 1996 |
Account Owner | |
| Contact: | Thomas H McGovern |
| Institution: | City University New York |
| Postal Address: | Dept Anthropology
Hunter College CUNY 695 Park Ave New York NY 10021 |
| Post Code: | 10021 |
| Telephone: | 001 2152970373 |
| Email: | thomas.h.mcgovern@gmail.com |
Project Content
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[0.52 MB] This is a pdf of a paper on the unexpected presence of substantial amounts of marine fish and bird bone on inland sites of the Viking Period in Myvatn. Originally published in Environmental Archaeology |
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[0.02 MB] This is the result of a set of email exchanges- Orri Vesteinsson provides some excellent data on historical evidence for sheep wool production/ consumption. Please cite as pers. com. Orri Vesteinsson |
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[1.18 MB] This is a final draft of a chapter (Zooarchaeology) for the oncoming Hofstadir monograph edited by Gavin Lucas. Some minor changes will be made prior to publication. Contact Tom McGovern (nabo@voicenet.com) for updates. |
Project extent
North East Coordinates: 65.752°N, 16.637°W
South West Coordinates: 65.424°N, 17.219°W