Deciphering diet and monitoring movement: multiple stable isotope analysis of the Viking Age settlement at Hofstaðir, Lake Mývatn, Iceland

• Published in: American Journal of Physical Anthropology
• Main Authors: Sayle, Kerry L., Hamilton, W. Derek, Cook, Gordon T., Ascough, Philippa L., Gestsdóttir, Hildur, McGovern, Thomas H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Hofstaðir; Mývatn; Skútustaðir; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/114149/; http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/114149/1/114149.pdf; http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/114149/2/114149Suppl.pdf

Objectives: A previous multi-isotope study of archaeological faunal samples from Skútustaðir, an early Viking age settlement on the southern shores of Lake Mývatn in north-east Iceland, demonstrated that there are clear differences in δ34S stable isotope values between animals deriving their dietary...