Zooarchaeology and the archaeology of early Modern Iceland

Author(s): Thomas McGovern

Year: 2009

Summary

This paper presents the bulk of existing early modern Icelandic zooarchaeological data together for the first time. The early modern period in Iceland was generally a time of great stress and hardship. These zooarchaeological data present a view of the responses to these hard times and suggest, contrary to a number of historical interpretations, that the people of Iceland often adapted to harsher conditions in dynamic ways. Given the growing effort in archaeology for this period in Iceland as well as the rest of the North Atlantic, these data are presented in the hope that it will stimulate further work and facilitate larger Atlantic comparisons.

Cite this Record

Zooarchaeology and the archaeology of early Modern Iceland. Thomas McGovern. Journal of the North Atlantic. 1: 3-22. 2009 ( tDAR id: 392656) ; doi:10.6067/XCV82V2HFT

Keywords

Culture
Norse

Material
Fauna

Site Name
Skalholt

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

Geographic Keywords
Iceland

Spatial Coverage

min long: -20.778; min lat: 64.051 ; max long: -20.311; max lat: 64.211 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Thomas McGovern

Contributor(s): Thomas McGovern

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