Study of local subsistence and trans-Atlantic regional trading economy in medieval Iceland
| Parent Project Details | |
| Parent Project Title: | Gásir Hinterlands Project |
| Sub Projects: |
Midden in Möðruvellir Möðruvellir í Hórgárdal Myrkárdalur Oddstaðir Skuggi |
Project Details | |
| Title: | Study of local subsistence and trans-Atlantic regional trading economy in medieval Iceland |
| Permalink: | https://www.nabohome.org/cgi-bin/explore.pl?seq=9 |
| Abstract: | Goal of this project is to gain a better understanding of the interaction of local subsistence and trans-Atlantic regional trading economy in medieval Iceland by collecting faunal materials and other environmental data from deeply stratified middens associated with archaeological sites in Eyjafjörður in the Northeast of Iceland. The Gásir hinterlands project (GHP) aims at the integration of documentary sources, site-focused environmental archaeology, and an integrative regional landscape approach to better understand economic and environmental relationships of farms within the Eyjafjörður region that played an integral part in the food supply and exchange net connected with activities at the Gásir market place. |
| Keywords: | Trade,Exchange,Zooarchaeology,Gásir,midden,excavations |
| Sponsors/Funders: | National Science Foundation |
| CUNY NORSEC | |
| NABO | |
| Fornleifasjóður | |
| Iceland | |
| Icelandic Archaeological Institute (FSÍ) | |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Project Start Year: | 2006 |
Account Owner | |
| Contact: | Ramona Harrison |
| Institution: | Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion, University of Bergen |
| Postal Address: | Øysteinsgate 3, 5020 Bergen |
| Post Code: | 5020 |
| Email: | Ramona.Harrison@uib.no |
Project Collaborators | |
| Name: | Elín Ó. Hreiðarsdóttir |
| Institution: | Institute of Archaeology, Iceland |
| Address: | Bárugata 3 , Reykjavík |
| Postcode: | 101 |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Email: | elin@instarch.is |
| Website: | http://www.instarch.is/instarch/english/ |
| Name: | Þóra Pétursdóttir |
| Institution: | Institute of Archaeology, Iceland |
| Address: | Hafnarstræti 82, Akureyri |
| Postcode: | 600 |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Email: | thora@instarch.is |
| Website: | http://www.instarch.is |
| Name: | Howell M. Roberts |
| Institution: | Icelandic Institute of Archaeology, Iceland, FSÍ |
| Address: | Bárugata 3, Reykjavík |
| Postcode: | 101 |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Email: | howell@instarch.is |
| Website: | http://www.instarch.is |
Project Content
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[2.18 MB] This official FSÍ/NORSEC/IPY report covers the Gásir Hinterlands Project´s 2008 field season , directed by Howell M. Roberts (FSÍ) and Ramona Harrison (CUNY). |
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[2.95 MB] This report presents the results from the 2009 field season and some initial finds reports by specialists. Data registers and matrices are appended. |
Project extent
North East Coordinates: 65.83203°N, 18.078°W
South West Coordinates: 65.50841°N, 18.89099°W