Réttir in the landscape: Archaeological investigations of sheep-folds in Skútustaðarhreppur and other neighbouring districts

This report outlines the research that was conducted over the course of two weeks in June 2009. The basis for this research was derived from a survey in 2008 of five réttir (sheep folds) using a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS). Four sites were trenched to ascertain their age, and in addition a further ten sites: five were surveyed using both a standard field record and five using a DGPS. A discussion relating to the location of réttir, their internal architectural and spatial organisation and the temporality of the réttir in relation to their use and abandonment.

Iceland International Polar Year réttir sheep folds Skútustaðarhreppur

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