The Hofstaðir Archaeofauna
Early stages of the investigations at Hofstaðir directed by the Archaeological Institute Iceland revealed that substantial amounts of well-preserved animal bone were present in contexts throughout the site, with a major concentration in the fill of the large sunken featured structure G. The site dir...
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dataone:doi:10.6067:XCV8R78D52_meta$v-1352138015006 2024-06-03T18:46:57+00:00 The Hofstaðir Archaeofauna McGovern, Thomas H. Perdikaris, Sophia Mainland, Ingrid Ascough, Philippa Ewens, Vicki Einarsson, Arni Sidell, Jane hambrecht, george (CUNY) Harrison, Ramona ENVELOPE(-18.5,-13.5,66.56,64.5) 2012-11-05T17:53:35.006Z https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8R78D52_meta$v=1352138015006 unknown the Digital Archaeological Record Data Recovery / Excavation Hofstaðir Hrísheimar Sveigakot Hamlet / village Domestic Structures Agricultural or Herding Midden Fauna Dataset dataone:urn:node:TDAR https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8R78D52_meta$v=1352138015006 2024-06-03T18:05:44Z Early stages of the investigations at Hofstaðir directed by the Archaeological Institute Iceland revealed that substantial amounts of well-preserved animal bone were present in contexts throughout the site, with a major concentration in the fill of the large sunken featured structure G. The site directors kindly involved the NABO zooarchaeologists (led through various seasons by Tom McGovern and Sophia Perdikaris), and the zooarchaeology team was able to participate directly in the field excavations from 1996 onwards. The modern open area excavation of this major Viking Age hall and its associated buildings offered a unique opportunity for North Atlantic zooarchaeology, allowing comparisons of bone assemblages from fully excavated middens and structures and the combination of horizontal and vertical stratigraphic perspectives on the interpretation of site formation processes. The close cooperation between excavators and specialists continued from fieldwork through post-excavation analysis, and has unquestionably improved the quality of this report. The analysis and interpretation of the Hofstaðir archaeofauna has also greatly benefited from comparative zooarchaeological evidence from contemporary nearby sites in the Mývatn area (Mývatnssveit) carried out under the larger Landscapes of Settlement project, and this analysis will make use of comparative zooarchaeological data from the contemporary sites of Sveigakot (SVK) and Hrísheimar (HRH). Dataset Iceland Mývatn North Atlantic the Digital Archaeological Record (via DataONE) Mývatn ENVELOPE(-16.985,-16.985,65.600,65.600) Hofstaðir ENVELOPE(-21.917,-21.917,64.083,64.083) ENVELOPE(-18.5,-13.5,66.56,64.5) |
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Data Recovery / Excavation Hofstaðir Hrísheimar Sveigakot Hamlet / village Domestic Structures Agricultural or Herding Midden Fauna McGovern, Thomas H. Perdikaris, Sophia Mainland, Ingrid Ascough, Philippa Ewens, Vicki Einarsson, Arni Sidell, Jane hambrecht, george (CUNY) Harrison, Ramona The Hofstaðir Archaeofauna |
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Early stages of the investigations at Hofstaðir directed by the Archaeological Institute Iceland revealed that substantial amounts of well-preserved animal bone were present in contexts throughout the site, with a major concentration in the fill of the large sunken featured structure G. The site directors kindly involved the NABO zooarchaeologists (led through various seasons by Tom McGovern and Sophia Perdikaris), and the zooarchaeology team was able to participate directly in the field excavations from 1996 onwards. The modern open area excavation of this major Viking Age hall and its associated buildings offered a unique opportunity for North Atlantic zooarchaeology, allowing comparisons of bone assemblages from fully excavated middens and structures and the combination of horizontal and vertical stratigraphic perspectives on the interpretation of site formation processes. The close cooperation between excavators and specialists continued from fieldwork through post-excavation analysis, and has unquestionably improved the quality of this report. The analysis and interpretation of the Hofstaðir archaeofauna has also greatly benefited from comparative zooarchaeological evidence from contemporary nearby sites in the Mývatn area (Mývatnssveit) carried out under the larger Landscapes of Settlement project, and this analysis will make use of comparative zooarchaeological data from the contemporary sites of Sveigakot (SVK) and Hrísheimar (HRH). |
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McGovern, Thomas H. Perdikaris, Sophia Mainland, Ingrid Ascough, Philippa Ewens, Vicki Einarsson, Arni Sidell, Jane hambrecht, george (CUNY) Harrison, Ramona |
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McGovern, Thomas H. Perdikaris, Sophia Mainland, Ingrid Ascough, Philippa Ewens, Vicki Einarsson, Arni Sidell, Jane hambrecht, george (CUNY) Harrison, Ramona |
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McGovern, Thomas H. |
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The Hofstaðir Archaeofauna |
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The Hofstaðir Archaeofauna |
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The Hofstaðir Archaeofauna |
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The Hofstaðir Archaeofauna |
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The Hofstaðir Archaeofauna |
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hofstaðir archaeofauna |
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ENVELOPE(-18.5,-13.5,66.56,64.5) |
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ENVELOPE(-16.985,-16.985,65.600,65.600) ENVELOPE(-21.917,-21.917,64.083,64.083) ENVELOPE(-18.5,-13.5,66.56,64.5) |
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Mývatn Hofstaðir |
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Mývatn Hofstaðir |
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Iceland Mývatn North Atlantic |
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