Report of Bones from Dadastaðir, Mývatn District, Northern Iceland

On July 27th-28th & August 10th 2004 Adolf Friðriksson of the Archaeological Institute Iceland investigated a probable pagan burial near the farm of Dadastaðir. The grave had been plundered in antiquity (prior to the 1477 tephra fall). However, bone fragments identifiable as human, dog, and horse were recovered from the grave fill and the robbers’ spoil heap. This report documents the zooarchaeological portion of this grave find.

Dadastaðir Iceland pagan burial Viking Age

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