A Preliminary Assessment of the Use of Routine Geophysical Techniques for the Location, Characterisation and Interpretation of Buried Archaeology in Iceland. Geophysical survey techniques are well established to provide information about archaeological sites in many parts of the world, over a variety of landscapes and geology. However,

A Contribution to the Study of Medieval Icelandic Farms: the Byre Since the end of the nineteenth century numerous farm sites dating from the middle ages have been excavated in Iceland. More than 50 have now been partially or fully excavated (Margrét Hermanns-Auðardóttir 1989). The focus has

A complex system of interconnected earthworks, preserved primarily in moorland pastures, was recorded in the county of Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, NE-Iceland. Indications are that these earthworks date from the Middle Ages and that they were a common feature of the landscape all over Iceland, but have survived relatively well in this region.

The Norse Settlements in Greenland existed and thrived for almost half a millennium, until mysteriously abandoned during the 15th century. Archaeological surveys and excavations in the Eastern and Western Settlements have produced a profound knowledge of the physical remains. Still, little is known of the old topography and social structures

Enduring Impacts: Social and Environmental Aspects of Viking Age Settlement in Iceland and Greenland Comparison of archaeological, paleoecological and historical evidence from the Norse colonies in Greenland and Iceland suggests that the initial settlement of both countries was dominated by a small number of leaders who established