Foreign Whaling in Iceland, Archaeological Excavations at Strakatangi in Hveravik, Kaldrananeshreppi 2008 (field report)

Summary

This is a report of the excavations at Strákatangi in Strandasýsla in 2008. Continuous

excavations since 2005 have revealed extensive remains from foreign whalers in the area.

The remains of four structures are visible at the Strákatangi site, three of them are

clustered together and the fourth at some distance from the main cluster. The three

structures that have been excavated from 2005 are tryworks, a large building with three

rooms (habitation) and one smaller building (cooperage).

This report is not the final discussion about the research as the excavation is ongoing.

The main aim of the report is to present the data in such a way that it be accessible to

both scholars and laymen and give a detailed description of all elements of the project.

The analysis of the data is still in progress and it is understood that the reader will not

publish any of the material contained herein without the permission of Náttúrustofa

Vestfjarða, Strandagaldur ses. and the authors.

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Contact(s): Magnus Rafnsson

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