The Midden at Möðruvellir, 2006, Preliminary Excavation Report (field report)
Part of the North Atlantic Biocultural Organization (NABO) project
Author(s): Ramona Harrison
Year: 2006
Summary
Between July 31
st
and August 9th 2006, Fornleifastofnun Íslands carried out an
exploratory trenching exercise in the area of the so-called Ash Hill (Öskuhóll) at
Möðruvellir, in Högárbyggð, Eyjafjörður. The key aim of this effort was to locate and
recover animal bones, artefacts, and environmental samples from a well stratified
midden sequence at Möðruvellir, in connection with ongoing archaeological work
investigating local subsistence strategies in late medieval Eyjafjord.
This work was initiated by Fornleifastofnun Íslands and funded by Fornleifasjóður.
The project was directed by Howell Roberts and Orri Vésteinsson. Field work was
supervised was by Ramona Harrison, assisted by Oddgeir Hansson, Norie Manigault
and Sebastien Martel.
This work was undertaken in collaboration with RALA (the Agricultural Research
Institute at Möðruvellir), and with Minjasafnið á Akureyri (the Akureyri Museum).
Cite this Record
The Midden at Möðruvellir, 2006, Preliminary Excavation Report (field report). Ramona Harrison. Fornleifastofnun Íslands. 2006 ( tDAR id: 3351) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8NS0SSK
Keywords
Material
Ceramic
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Dating Sample
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Fauna
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Glass
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Metal
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Mineral
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Wood
Site Name
Möðruvellir
Site Type
Agricultural or Herding
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Hamlet / Village
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Midden
Investigation Types
Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Textile
Geographic Keywords
Eyjafjörður
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Northern Iceland
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contributor(s): H.M. Roberts
Record Identifiers
Fornleifastofnun Íslands(s): FS338-06381
File Information
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