The Potential of Palynology with Regard to the Archaeology of Medieval Monastery Sites in Iceland

• Published in: Religions
• Main Authors: Scott J. Riddell, Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Egill Erlendsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: pollen; grasses; cereals; taphonomy; archaeology; monasteries; Religions. Mythology. Rationalism; BL1-2790; Klaustur; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14050586; https://doaj.org/article/731de27174894a9c821e2156aea85c11

In 2014, as part of the Kortlagning klaustur á Íslandi (Mapping Monasticism in Iceland) archaeological project, bulk samples retrieved from various archaeological sites associated with Icelandic monasticism were subsampled for pollen analysis. The objective was to discern something about the charact...