Geoarchaeological investigations at Sandhavn, South Greenland
First paragraph: This paper presents preliminary results of fieldwork conducted in August 2008 at Sandhavn, south Greenland, within the 'Footprints on the edge of Thule: Landscapes of Norse-Indigenous Interaction' research programme. Sandhavn is located on the south coast of Greenland 3.5k...
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ftunivstirling:oai:dspace.stir.ac.uk:1893/19811 2023-05-15T16:26:13+02:00 Geoarchaeological investigations at Sandhavn, South Greenland Golding, Kirsty A Simpson, Ian Schofield, J Edward McMullen, J Andy University of Stirling NS Management and Support University of Aberdeen Independent orcid:0000-0003-2447-7877 2009-06 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1893/19811 http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/golding/ http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/19811/1/Antiquity%20Vol%2083%20Issue%20320%20June%202009.pdf en eng Durham University Golding KA, Simpson I, Schofield JE & McMullen JA (2009) Geoarchaeological investigations at Sandhavn, South Greenland. Antiquity, 83 (320). http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/golding/ http://hdl.handle.net/1893/19811 http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/golding/ 2-s2.0-77953167001 635319 http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/19811/1/Antiquity%20Vol%2083%20Issue%20320%20June%202009.pdf The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository. Please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author. You can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserved 2999-12-31 [Antiquity Vol 83 Issue 320 June 2009.pdf] The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository therefore there is an embargo on the full text of the work. Journal Article VoR - Version of Record 2009 ftunivstirling 2022-06-13T18:45:21Z First paragraph: This paper presents preliminary results of fieldwork conducted in August 2008 at Sandhavn, south Greenland, within the 'Footprints on the edge of Thule: Landscapes of Norse-Indigenous Interaction' research programme. Sandhavn is located on the south coast of Greenland 3.5km west-north-west of Herjolfsnæs (59°59'N, 44°46'W; Figure 1). Evidence of Norse occupation comprises three ruin groups (Figure 2): Ø221 and Ø221a along the eastern shoreline within a sheltered bay which extends 1.5km north-north-west from the coast; and Ø221b 500m inland next to the river Maakkarneq. Indigenous (Inuit) occupation consists of dwellings and graves. The fieldwork was carried out to characterise the nature and extent of soil and archaeological sediment modification within a landscape where interaction between Norse and Inuit is likely. We anticipated detecting changes in land management, resource exploitation and site formation related to this cultural interaction. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland inuit Thule University of Stirling: Stirling Digital Research Repository Greenland Maakkarneq ENVELOPE(-44.788,-44.788,59.996,59.996) |
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First paragraph: This paper presents preliminary results of fieldwork conducted in August 2008 at Sandhavn, south Greenland, within the 'Footprints on the edge of Thule: Landscapes of Norse-Indigenous Interaction' research programme. Sandhavn is located on the south coast of Greenland 3.5km west-north-west of Herjolfsnæs (59°59'N, 44°46'W; Figure 1). Evidence of Norse occupation comprises three ruin groups (Figure 2): Ø221 and Ø221a along the eastern shoreline within a sheltered bay which extends 1.5km north-north-west from the coast; and Ø221b 500m inland next to the river Maakkarneq. Indigenous (Inuit) occupation consists of dwellings and graves. The fieldwork was carried out to characterise the nature and extent of soil and archaeological sediment modification within a landscape where interaction between Norse and Inuit is likely. We anticipated detecting changes in land management, resource exploitation and site formation related to this cultural interaction. |
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Golding, Kirsty A Simpson, Ian Schofield, J Edward McMullen, J Andy |
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Golding, Kirsty A Simpson, Ian Schofield, J Edward McMullen, J Andy Geoarchaeological investigations at Sandhavn, South Greenland |
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Golding, Kirsty A Simpson, Ian Schofield, J Edward McMullen, J Andy |
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Geoarchaeological investigations at Sandhavn, South Greenland |
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Geoarchaeological investigations at Sandhavn, South Greenland |
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Geoarchaeological investigations at Sandhavn, South Greenland |
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Geoarchaeological investigations at Sandhavn, South Greenland |
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Geoarchaeological investigations at Sandhavn, South Greenland |
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geoarchaeological investigations at sandhavn, south greenland |
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Durham University |
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2009 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/19811 http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/golding/ http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/19811/1/Antiquity%20Vol%2083%20Issue%20320%20June%202009.pdf |
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Greenland Maakkarneq |
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Greenland inuit Thule |
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Golding KA, Simpson I, Schofield JE & McMullen JA (2009) Geoarchaeological investigations at Sandhavn, South Greenland. Antiquity, 83 (320). http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/golding/ http://hdl.handle.net/1893/19811 http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/golding/ 2-s2.0-77953167001 635319 http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/19811/1/Antiquity%20Vol%2083%20Issue%20320%20June%202009.pdf |
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The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository. Please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author. You can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserved 2999-12-31 [Antiquity Vol 83 Issue 320 June 2009.pdf] The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository therefore there is an embargo on the full text of the work. |
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