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	Reykholt church	The aim of the project is to fully excavate the remains of the old church in Reykholt. This is the first time the full development of a parish church in Iceland is investigated but most church foundations are not accessible for such research as modern churches have been built on top of them. Up to this point the farm mound has been the main target of an excavation carried out by the National Museum and one of the aims was to find out whether the church was possibly built prior to the farm in Reykholt. According to written sources Reykholt is not the primary farm in the area but Breiðabólstaður, the farm east of it. It has been speculated whether the church was located at a geothermal location to form a strong and popular community center - hot baths are always sure to attract a crowd. NOTE: More reports belonging to this project were published by the National Museum.
	Bangastaðir og Valadalur	Archaeological assessment took place at two sites in Tjörnes which were threatened by imminent roadworks.
	Höfðagerði	The aims of the preliminary investigations at Höfðagerði were to shed light on the dating and nature of the settlement by trenching and intensive survey.
	Þverá in Öxarfjörður	An archaeological assessment was carried out in the land of Þverá, Öxarfjörður, in advance of road construction plans.
	Sómastaðagerði	An archaeological evaluation was carried out at Sómastaðagerði and Hraun in Reyðarfjörður on behalf of Alcoa Primary Metals. This was done in advance of construction, and represents the first stage of a process of investigation required to meet the conditions of development constraints imposed by the Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland.
	Rauðaskriða	The aim of this excavation was to investigate an enclosure believed to be a graveyard and to locate the possible church within it.
	Eyri in Skutulsfjörður	The investigation in Eyri farm mound was carried out on behalf of the Town of Ísafjörður in connection with the project "The Westfjords in the Middle Ages". The aim was to understand and realise the research potential of the site by trenching.
	Pagan burials	Although many pagan graves have been found in Iceland, organised search for such sites has hitherto not been conducted and most have been found by coincidence. In some cases bones and artefacts have been picked up without the site being investigated by an archaeologist. This project aims to establish a methodology to locate pagan graves.
	Saltvík	Saltvík is a site which holds three clusters of ancient looking ruins without homefield boundaries. The aims of the preliminary investigations in Saltvík were to shed light on the dating and nature of the settlement by trenching.
	Hvolstún	A trench was excavated in a ruin in Hvolsvöllur, in a proposed development area, at the request of the National Heritage Agency.