Preliminary Assessment Report of the Archaeofauna from KNK 203 (E 74), a Norse Farm in the Eastern Settlement, Greenland

Summary

The archaeofauna is still under study, and this report presents only a partial overview of the collection. However, a number of observations can be made at this stage:

• The collection has been subject to severe attrition from freeze-thaw cycling and repeated flooding and drying. Only the most dense bone elements survive, and even teeth are badly preserved in some contexts.

• While the conditions of preservation will limit the comparative value of the E74 archaeofauna and will probably make a detailed context by context analysis impractical, the collection does have considerable value as a fully sieved archaeofauna from a small inland farm. With care, some broad conclusions about economy can probably be reasonably made.

Cite this Record

Preliminary Assessment Report of the Archaeofauna from KNK 203 (E 74), a Norse Farm in the Eastern Settlement, Greenland. Konrad Smiarowski, Albína Hulda Pálsdóttir, Thomas McGovern. 2007 ( tDAR id: 397315) ; doi:10.6067/XCV85140B4

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Spatial Coverage

min long: -48.867; min lat: 59.956 ; max long: -42.979; max lat: 61.961 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Konrad Smiarowski

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