Environments Explored: An In-Depth Analysis of Soil Movement in Northern Iceland

• Main Author: Welch O'Connor, Lauren
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: ScholarWorks at UMass Boston 2019
• Subjects: Archaeological Anthropology; Social and Cultural Anthropology; Hegranes; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/masters_theses/552; https://scholarworks.umb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1553&context=masters_theses

The initial colonization of Iceland in the late 9th century had a profound impact on the fragile environment of the North Atlantic island. Settlement and the introduction of livestock resulted in widespread erosion and the replacement of woodlands with meadows and heaths. Changes in the environment...