Preliminary Assessment Report of an Archaeofauna from Eyri, lsafjord, NW Iceland

In 2004 a small archaeofauna was collected from a midd deposit in downtown lsafjord in NW Iceland. The species identified comprise the full range of domestic mammals (including a single pig bone), seal, whale, sea bird, and fish. The substantial amounts of domestic mammal bone, including new born sh...

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Main Authors: Krivogorskaya, Yekaterina, McGovern, Thomas (NABO and CUNY)
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Published: the Digital Archaeological Record
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Iceland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8HX1DNS_meta$v=1417478075502
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spelling dataone:doi:10.6067:XCV8HX1DNS_meta$v-1417478075502 2024-06-03T18:46:57+00:00 Preliminary Assessment Report of an Archaeofauna from Eyri, lsafjord, NW Iceland Krivogorskaya, Yekaterina McGovern, Thomas (NABO and CUNY) 2014-12-01T23:54:35.502Z https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8HX1DNS_meta$v=1417478075502 unknown the Digital Archaeological Record Dataset dataone:urn:node:TDAR https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8HX1DNS_meta$v=1417478075502 2024-06-03T18:07:07Z In 2004 a small archaeofauna was collected from a midd deposit in downtown lsafjord in NW Iceland. The species identified comprise the full range of domestic mammals (including a single pig bone), seal, whale, sea bird, and fish. The substantial amounts of domestic mammal bone, including new born sheep and cattle (usually indicating a dairy strategy) strongly st that this midden is associated with a farm and not a specialized fishing station. The collection shows variable bone preservation, but several contexts have good-to-excellent bone condition and the site appears very promising as a source of economic and environmental information. Dataset Iceland the Digital Archaeological Record (via DataONE)
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description In 2004 a small archaeofauna was collected from a midd deposit in downtown lsafjord in NW Iceland. The species identified comprise the full range of domestic mammals (including a single pig bone), seal, whale, sea bird, and fish. The substantial amounts of domestic mammal bone, including new born sheep and cattle (usually indicating a dairy strategy) strongly st that this midden is associated with a farm and not a specialized fishing station. The collection shows variable bone preservation, but several contexts have good-to-excellent bone condition and the site appears very promising as a source of economic and environmental information.
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author Krivogorskaya, Yekaterina
McGovern, Thomas (NABO and CUNY)
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McGovern, Thomas (NABO and CUNY)
Preliminary Assessment Report of an Archaeofauna from Eyri, lsafjord, NW Iceland
author_facet Krivogorskaya, Yekaterina
McGovern, Thomas (NABO and CUNY)
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title Preliminary Assessment Report of an Archaeofauna from Eyri, lsafjord, NW Iceland
title_short Preliminary Assessment Report of an Archaeofauna from Eyri, lsafjord, NW Iceland
title_full Preliminary Assessment Report of an Archaeofauna from Eyri, lsafjord, NW Iceland
title_fullStr Preliminary Assessment Report of an Archaeofauna from Eyri, lsafjord, NW Iceland
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary Assessment Report of an Archaeofauna from Eyri, lsafjord, NW Iceland
title_sort preliminary assessment report of an archaeofauna from eyri, lsafjord, nw iceland
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