Hegranesþing: Archaeological Reports 2013-2017. Includes geophysics, coring, & excavation results.

• Main Authors: John Steinberg, Brian Damiata, Guðný Zoëga, Rita Shepard, John Schoenfelder
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2020
• Subjects: Archaeology; Viking Age; Assembly SIte; Geophysics; Hegranes; Skagafjörður; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2C24QN9B

The reports outline the Skagafjörður Church and Settlement Survey (SCASS) archaeological work at Hegranesþing (Hegranes assembly place) at this complex and important site from 2013-2017. The geophysical results, using the CMD Mini-Explorer, give a more detailed picture of the site than the 2016 Explorer results. The geophysical results suggest that there are substantial remains and important deposits that are not visible on the surface. The coring suggests these substantial and continuous remains are consistent with permanent continuously occupied Viking Age and medieval farmsteads. The first of the two 1 x 1 meter (m) excavations suggest that the northern area was occupied during the settlement period and abandoned well before the AD 1104 volcanic tephra fell and is not associated with the visible churchyard. The second excavation suggests that the southern area, near the visible churchyard, was occupied after the settlement period and abandoned before the AD 1300 tephra fell and this occupation is likely associated with the churchyard. The combined results suggest that there may be a third area primarily occupied 1104-1300 northwest of the visible churchyard, but more work is necessary to confirm this third occupation.