Imagining Kotið: Artistic Visualization as Archaeological Practice

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Small Dwellings on the Viking Frontier: New Research from Kotið, North Iceland" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This poster offers an artistic visualization of the Viking Age dwelling at Kotið, North Iceland. Based on geospatial data and photogrammetry collected in 2022 and 2023, the rendering demonstrates how this structure differs from previously excavated turf dwellings in Viking Age Iceland. Its small size, arrangement of interior space, and alterations to the walls and hearths suggest that it may make sense to interpret the dwelling as something other than a traditional longhouse. This poster demonstrates the utility of artistic renderings as an aid to archaeological interpretation, as we grapple with interpreting an unusual building form while disentangling the Viking Age dwelling from at least four other buildings later constructed on its footprint.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Small Dwellings on the Viking Frontier: New Research from Kotið, North Iceland   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 39496.0