Methodological Benefits of a GIS Map: The Example of the Eldgjá Eruption of the Late 930s CE and the Reliability of Historical Documents

The Eldgjá eruption in Iceland in the late 930s CE seems to have had tremendous repercussions. Twenty-eight historical documents mention hardships in the aftermath of the eruption in Europe. However, only a few documents were written during the time in question. Interdisciplinary research means step...

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Main Author: Ebert, Stephan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Environment & Society Portal, Rachel Carson Center 2019
Subjects:
Eldgjá
Iceland
Online Access:https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/196
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spelling ftjarcadia:oai:arcadia.ub.lmu.de:article/196 2023-05-15T16:48:40+02:00 Methodological Benefits of a GIS Map: The Example of the Eldgjá Eruption of the Late 930s CE and the Reliability of Historical Documents Ebert, Stephan 2019-03-08 application/pdf https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/196 eng eng Environment & Society Portal, Rachel Carson Center https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/196/180 https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/196 Copyright (c) 2019 CC BY 4.0 Stephan Ebert http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY Arcadia; 2019 2199-3408 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2019 ftjarcadia 2023-02-12T13:38:03Z The Eldgjá eruption in Iceland in the late 930s CE seems to have had tremendous repercussions. Twenty-eight historical documents mention hardships in the aftermath of the eruption in Europe. However, only a few documents were written during the time in question. Interdisciplinary research means stepping “outside” of your own field. Evaluating the quality of “foreign” material is essential. A GIS map offers a useful methodological approach in this case: more details can be added to the data whereby the reliability of historical documents and the impact of events like the Eldgjá eruption and its regional scope become easily visible. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Arcadia - Explorations in Environmental History (E-Journal) Eldgjá ENVELOPE(-18.608,-18.608,63.962,63.962)
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Methodological Benefits of a GIS Map: The Example of the Eldgjá Eruption of the Late 930s CE and the Reliability of Historical Documents
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title Methodological Benefits of a GIS Map: The Example of the Eldgjá Eruption of the Late 930s CE and the Reliability of Historical Documents
title_short Methodological Benefits of a GIS Map: The Example of the Eldgjá Eruption of the Late 930s CE and the Reliability of Historical Documents
title_full Methodological Benefits of a GIS Map: The Example of the Eldgjá Eruption of the Late 930s CE and the Reliability of Historical Documents
title_fullStr Methodological Benefits of a GIS Map: The Example of the Eldgjá Eruption of the Late 930s CE and the Reliability of Historical Documents
title_full_unstemmed Methodological Benefits of a GIS Map: The Example of the Eldgjá Eruption of the Late 930s CE and the Reliability of Historical Documents
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