Local‐scale adaptations: A modeled assessment of soil, landscape, microclimatic, and management factors in Norse home‐field productivities

Abstract Adaptation of farming practices to inherent site conditions was essential to the success of Norse colonization in pristine landscapes. A key factor in the initial success of colonization, or landnám, of Iceland was management of the area adjacent to the domestic dwelling, the home‐field, to...

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Published in:Geoarchaeology
Main Authors: Adderley, W. Paul, Simpson, Ian A., Vésteinsson, Orri
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gea.20228
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