Faunal analysis of the early modern Bishop's Farm at Skálholt, Arnessysla Iceland
This dissertation presents the analysis of faunal material recovered from middens outside the main complex of the Bishop of Southern Iceland´s Cathedral farm at Skálholt, Arnessysla, Iceland. Issues of diet, deposition patterns, as well as participation in larger trade and intellectual networks addr...
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ftproquest:oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:3469864 2023-05-15T16:44:32+02:00 Faunal analysis of the early modern Bishop's Farm at Skálholt, Arnessysla Iceland Hambrecht, George 2011-01-01 00:00:01.0 http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3469864 ENG eng City University of New York http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3469864 Archaeology thesis 2011 ftproquest 2021-03-13T17:42:01Z This dissertation presents the analysis of faunal material recovered from middens outside the main complex of the Bishop of Southern Iceland´s Cathedral farm at Skálholt, Arnessysla, Iceland. Issues of diet, deposition patterns, as well as participation in larger trade and intellectual networks addressed. All of these issues are examined in order to investigate larger issues centered around the early modern Atlantic world. The Skálholt material is also compared with the larger body of existing early modern Icelandic archaeofaunal data in order to investigate issues of adaptation and resilience in the face of harsh climatic as well as social and economic conditions. Thesis Iceland PQDT Open: Open Access Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest) Skálholt ENVELOPE(-20.525,-20.525,64.126,64.126) |
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This dissertation presents the analysis of faunal material recovered from middens outside the main complex of the Bishop of Southern Iceland´s Cathedral farm at Skálholt, Arnessysla, Iceland. Issues of diet, deposition patterns, as well as participation in larger trade and intellectual networks addressed. All of these issues are examined in order to investigate larger issues centered around the early modern Atlantic world. The Skálholt material is also compared with the larger body of existing early modern Icelandic archaeofaunal data in order to investigate issues of adaptation and resilience in the face of harsh climatic as well as social and economic conditions. |
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Faunal analysis of the early modern Bishop's Farm at Skálholt, Arnessysla Iceland |
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Faunal analysis of the early modern Bishop's Farm at Skálholt, Arnessysla Iceland |
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Faunal analysis of the early modern Bishop's Farm at Skálholt, Arnessysla Iceland |
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Faunal analysis of the early modern Bishop's Farm at Skálholt, Arnessysla Iceland |
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Faunal analysis of the early modern Bishop's Farm at Skálholt, Arnessysla Iceland |
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City University of New York |
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