Myrkárdalur in Hörgárdalur, N. Iceland: Brief Summary of the 2008/2009 Archaeofauna

The results of zooarchaeological analysis are presented here, with a very limited discussion on potential site economy. While the ruins visible in the landscape are likely from the medieval period and are reminiscent of medieval corridor houses from Greenland, faunal remains are from a later point i...

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Main Author: Ramona, Harrison
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: the Digital Archaeological Record
Subjects:
Greenland
Hörgárdalur
Myrkárdalur
Iceland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8DR2WNS_meta$v=1427322550718
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spelling dataone:doi:10.6067:XCV8DR2WNS_meta$v-1427322550718 2024-06-03T18:46:52+00:00 Myrkárdalur in Hörgárdalur, N. Iceland: Brief Summary of the 2008/2009 Archaeofauna Ramona, Harrison ENVELOPE(-18.903076,-17.826416,66.21123,65.3505) 2015-03-25T22:29:10.718Z https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8DR2WNS_meta$v=1427322550718 unknown the Digital Archaeological Record Dataset dataone:urn:node:TDAR https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8DR2WNS_meta$v=1427322550718 2024-06-03T18:07:15Z The results of zooarchaeological analysis are presented here, with a very limited discussion on potential site economy. While the ruins visible in the landscape are likely from the medieval period and are reminiscent of medieval corridor houses from Greenland, faunal remains are from a later point in time and indicative of a long term use of this area, at least in terms of structural remains from the early 20th c. still standing. Today, this area is frequented by fox hunters and the land used by the nearest farm further down the valley. Dataset Greenland Iceland the Digital Archaeological Record (via DataONE) Greenland Hörgárdalur ENVELOPE(-18.609,-18.609,65.605,65.605) Myrkárdalur ENVELOPE(-18.711,-18.711,65.625,65.625) ENVELOPE(-18.903076,-17.826416,66.21123,65.3505)
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description The results of zooarchaeological analysis are presented here, with a very limited discussion on potential site economy. While the ruins visible in the landscape are likely from the medieval period and are reminiscent of medieval corridor houses from Greenland, faunal remains are from a later point in time and indicative of a long term use of this area, at least in terms of structural remains from the early 20th c. still standing. Today, this area is frequented by fox hunters and the land used by the nearest farm further down the valley.
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Myrkárdalur in Hörgárdalur, N. Iceland: Brief Summary of the 2008/2009 Archaeofauna
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title Myrkárdalur in Hörgárdalur, N. Iceland: Brief Summary of the 2008/2009 Archaeofauna
title_short Myrkárdalur in Hörgárdalur, N. Iceland: Brief Summary of the 2008/2009 Archaeofauna
title_full Myrkárdalur in Hörgárdalur, N. Iceland: Brief Summary of the 2008/2009 Archaeofauna
title_fullStr Myrkárdalur in Hörgárdalur, N. Iceland: Brief Summary of the 2008/2009 Archaeofauna
title_full_unstemmed Myrkárdalur in Hörgárdalur, N. Iceland: Brief Summary of the 2008/2009 Archaeofauna
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