A hypothesis-based approach to landscape change in Suðoroy, Faroe Islands.
Hovsdalur, an area delimited by the great cirques of upland central Su uroy, draining into the valley of the Hovs´a and terminating in the east at the coastal amphitheatre of Hovsfjørdur, is a microcosm of the Faroes. The area contains the physical and economic features which characterize the greate...
Published in: | Human Ecology |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Springer
2005
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dro.dur.ac.uk/5232/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-005-4746-0 |
id |
ftunivdurham:oai:dro.dur.ac.uk.OAI2:5232 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivdurham:oai:dro.dur.ac.uk.OAI2:5232 2023-05-15T16:10:33+02:00 A hypothesis-based approach to landscape change in Suðoroy, Faroe Islands. Edwards, K. J. Borthwick, D. Cook, G. T. Dugmore, A. J. Mairs, K-A. Church, M. J. Simpson, I. A. Adderley, W. P. 2005-10-01 http://dro.dur.ac.uk/5232/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-005-4746-0 unknown Springer dro:5232 issn:0300-7839 issn: 1572-9915 doi:10.1007/s10745-005-4746-0 http://dro.dur.ac.uk/5232/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-005-4746-0 Human ecology, 2005, Vol.33(5), pp.621-650 [Peer Reviewed Journal] Faroe Islands Palaeoenvironments Hypothesis-testing Norse Article PeerReviewed 2005 ftunivdurham https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-005-4746-0 2020-05-28T22:27:10Z Hovsdalur, an area delimited by the great cirques of upland central Su uroy, draining into the valley of the Hovs´a and terminating in the east at the coastal amphitheatre of Hovsfjørdur, is a microcosm of the Faroes. The area contains the physical and economic features which characterize the greater part of the island group—mountain, valley, and coast, and marine, cultivation, and grazing environments. Data comprising mainly geomorphological,palynological, and pedological evidence, covering the period prior to and subsequent to the initial Norse settlement (landnam), are used to test a series of hypotheses which exemplify the human ecology of the area. Not all the hypotheses, or aspects of them, proved acceptable—the Norse period clearly coincided with a number of vegetational and pedological changes, but this must be set partly against a backdrop of long-term geomorphological activity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Faroes Durham University: Durham Research Online Faroe Islands Human Ecology 33 5 621 650 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Durham University: Durham Research Online |
op_collection_id |
ftunivdurham |
language |
unknown |
topic |
Faroe Islands Palaeoenvironments Hypothesis-testing Norse |
spellingShingle |
Faroe Islands Palaeoenvironments Hypothesis-testing Norse Edwards, K. J. Borthwick, D. Cook, G. T. Dugmore, A. J. Mairs, K-A. Church, M. J. Simpson, I. A. Adderley, W. P. A hypothesis-based approach to landscape change in Suðoroy, Faroe Islands. |
topic_facet |
Faroe Islands Palaeoenvironments Hypothesis-testing Norse |
description |
Hovsdalur, an area delimited by the great cirques of upland central Su uroy, draining into the valley of the Hovs´a and terminating in the east at the coastal amphitheatre of Hovsfjørdur, is a microcosm of the Faroes. The area contains the physical and economic features which characterize the greater part of the island group—mountain, valley, and coast, and marine, cultivation, and grazing environments. Data comprising mainly geomorphological,palynological, and pedological evidence, covering the period prior to and subsequent to the initial Norse settlement (landnam), are used to test a series of hypotheses which exemplify the human ecology of the area. Not all the hypotheses, or aspects of them, proved acceptable—the Norse period clearly coincided with a number of vegetational and pedological changes, but this must be set partly against a backdrop of long-term geomorphological activity. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Edwards, K. J. Borthwick, D. Cook, G. T. Dugmore, A. J. Mairs, K-A. Church, M. J. Simpson, I. A. Adderley, W. P. |
author_facet |
Edwards, K. J. Borthwick, D. Cook, G. T. Dugmore, A. J. Mairs, K-A. Church, M. J. Simpson, I. A. Adderley, W. P. |
author_sort |
Edwards, K. J. |
title |
A hypothesis-based approach to landscape change in Suðoroy, Faroe Islands. |
title_short |
A hypothesis-based approach to landscape change in Suðoroy, Faroe Islands. |
title_full |
A hypothesis-based approach to landscape change in Suðoroy, Faroe Islands. |
title_fullStr |
A hypothesis-based approach to landscape change in Suðoroy, Faroe Islands. |
title_full_unstemmed |
A hypothesis-based approach to landscape change in Suðoroy, Faroe Islands. |
title_sort |
hypothesis-based approach to landscape change in suðoroy, faroe islands. |
publisher |
Springer |
publishDate |
2005 |
url |
http://dro.dur.ac.uk/5232/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-005-4746-0 |
geographic |
Faroe Islands |
geographic_facet |
Faroe Islands |
genre |
Faroe Islands Faroes |
genre_facet |
Faroe Islands Faroes |
op_source |
Human ecology, 2005, Vol.33(5), pp.621-650 [Peer Reviewed Journal] |
op_relation |
dro:5232 issn:0300-7839 issn: 1572-9915 doi:10.1007/s10745-005-4746-0 http://dro.dur.ac.uk/5232/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-005-4746-0 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-005-4746-0 |
container_title |
Human Ecology |
container_volume |
33 |
container_issue |
5 |
container_start_page |
621 |
op_container_end_page |
650 |
_version_ |
1765995736342724608 |