Fishing Booths and Fishing Strategies in Medieval Iceland: An Archaeofauna from the [Site] of Akurvík, North-West Iceland
Excavations in 1990 in North-West Iceland documented a stratified series of small turf structures and associated midden deposits at the eroding beach at Akurvík which date from the 11th–13th to the 15th–16th centuries AD. The site reflects a long series of small discontinuous occupations, probably a...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Text |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2005
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/global/31 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/global/article/1030/viewcontent/Perdikaris_2005_EA_Fishing_booths__DC_VERSION.pdf |
id |
ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:global-1030 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:global-1030 2023-11-12T04:14:22+01:00 Fishing Booths and Fishing Strategies in Medieval Iceland: An Archaeofauna from the [Site] of Akurvík, North-West Iceland Amundsen, Colin Perdikaris, Sophia McGovern, Thomas H. Krivogorskaya, Yekaterina Brown, Matthew Smiarowski, Konrad Storm, Shaye Modugno, Salena Frik, Malgorzata Koczela, Monica 2005-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/global/31 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/global/article/1030/viewcontent/Perdikaris_2005_EA_Fishing_booths__DC_VERSION.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/global/31 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/global/article/1030/viewcontent/Perdikaris_2005_EA_Fishing_booths__DC_VERSION.pdf Global Studies Papers & Publications Iceland North Atlantic fisheries history zooarchaeology Anthropology Archaeological Anthropology Cultural History Geography International and Area Studies Nature and Society Relations text 2005 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T12:05:58Z Excavations in 1990 in North-West Iceland documented a stratified series of small turf structures and associated midden deposits at the eroding beach at Akurvík which date from the 11th–13th to the 15th–16th centuries AD. The site reflects a long series of small discontinuous occupations, probably associated with seasonal fishing. The shell sand matrix had allowed excellent organic preservation, and an archaeofauna of more than 100,000 identifiable fragments was recovered. The collections are dominated by fish, mainly Atlantic cod, but substantial amounts of whale bone suggest extensive exploitation of strandings or active whaling. This paper briefly summarizes the excavation results, presents a zooarchaeological analysis of the two largest radiocarbon dated contexts, and places the Akurvík collections in the wider context of intra-Icelandic and interregional trade in preserved fish. Analysis of the Akurvík collection and comparison with other Icelandic collections from both inland and coastal sites dating from the 9th to 19th centuries AD both reinforces evidence for an early, pre-Hanseatic internal Icelandic fish trade and supports historical documentation of Icelandic participation in the growing international fish trade of the late Middle Ages. Text atlantic cod Iceland North Atlantic University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL |
op_collection_id |
ftunivnebraskali |
language |
unknown |
topic |
Iceland North Atlantic fisheries history zooarchaeology Anthropology Archaeological Anthropology Cultural History Geography International and Area Studies Nature and Society Relations |
spellingShingle |
Iceland North Atlantic fisheries history zooarchaeology Anthropology Archaeological Anthropology Cultural History Geography International and Area Studies Nature and Society Relations Amundsen, Colin Perdikaris, Sophia McGovern, Thomas H. Krivogorskaya, Yekaterina Brown, Matthew Smiarowski, Konrad Storm, Shaye Modugno, Salena Frik, Malgorzata Koczela, Monica Fishing Booths and Fishing Strategies in Medieval Iceland: An Archaeofauna from the [Site] of Akurvík, North-West Iceland |
topic_facet |
Iceland North Atlantic fisheries history zooarchaeology Anthropology Archaeological Anthropology Cultural History Geography International and Area Studies Nature and Society Relations |
description |
Excavations in 1990 in North-West Iceland documented a stratified series of small turf structures and associated midden deposits at the eroding beach at Akurvík which date from the 11th–13th to the 15th–16th centuries AD. The site reflects a long series of small discontinuous occupations, probably associated with seasonal fishing. The shell sand matrix had allowed excellent organic preservation, and an archaeofauna of more than 100,000 identifiable fragments was recovered. The collections are dominated by fish, mainly Atlantic cod, but substantial amounts of whale bone suggest extensive exploitation of strandings or active whaling. This paper briefly summarizes the excavation results, presents a zooarchaeological analysis of the two largest radiocarbon dated contexts, and places the Akurvík collections in the wider context of intra-Icelandic and interregional trade in preserved fish. Analysis of the Akurvík collection and comparison with other Icelandic collections from both inland and coastal sites dating from the 9th to 19th centuries AD both reinforces evidence for an early, pre-Hanseatic internal Icelandic fish trade and supports historical documentation of Icelandic participation in the growing international fish trade of the late Middle Ages. |
format |
Text |
author |
Amundsen, Colin Perdikaris, Sophia McGovern, Thomas H. Krivogorskaya, Yekaterina Brown, Matthew Smiarowski, Konrad Storm, Shaye Modugno, Salena Frik, Malgorzata Koczela, Monica |
author_facet |
Amundsen, Colin Perdikaris, Sophia McGovern, Thomas H. Krivogorskaya, Yekaterina Brown, Matthew Smiarowski, Konrad Storm, Shaye Modugno, Salena Frik, Malgorzata Koczela, Monica |
author_sort |
Amundsen, Colin |
title |
Fishing Booths and Fishing Strategies in Medieval Iceland: An Archaeofauna from the [Site] of Akurvík, North-West Iceland |
title_short |
Fishing Booths and Fishing Strategies in Medieval Iceland: An Archaeofauna from the [Site] of Akurvík, North-West Iceland |
title_full |
Fishing Booths and Fishing Strategies in Medieval Iceland: An Archaeofauna from the [Site] of Akurvík, North-West Iceland |
title_fullStr |
Fishing Booths and Fishing Strategies in Medieval Iceland: An Archaeofauna from the [Site] of Akurvík, North-West Iceland |
title_full_unstemmed |
Fishing Booths and Fishing Strategies in Medieval Iceland: An Archaeofauna from the [Site] of Akurvík, North-West Iceland |
title_sort |
fishing booths and fishing strategies in medieval iceland: an archaeofauna from the [site] of akurvík, north-west iceland |
publisher |
DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
publishDate |
2005 |
url |
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/global/31 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/global/article/1030/viewcontent/Perdikaris_2005_EA_Fishing_booths__DC_VERSION.pdf |
genre |
atlantic cod Iceland North Atlantic |
genre_facet |
atlantic cod Iceland North Atlantic |
op_source |
Global Studies Papers & Publications |
op_relation |
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/global/31 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/global/article/1030/viewcontent/Perdikaris_2005_EA_Fishing_booths__DC_VERSION.pdf |
_version_ |
1782332040827371520 |