Geomorphology of Viking and medieval harbours in the North Atlantic

• Main Author: Preston, John Ian
• Other Authors: Dugmore, Andrew, Newton, Anthony, Mudd, Simon, other
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Edinburgh 2018
• Subjects: coastal; archaeology; Norse; medieval; sediment transport; sea level change; adaptation; Shetland; Iceland; Greenland; Garðar; Lunda; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31430

The aim of this thesis is to understand the role of geomorphological change in the abandonment of Norse harbours in the North Atlantic. Nodes of maritime activities that were established by Norse settlers during the Scandinavian Viking Age often developed into important towns and cities. Some of the...