Vestfirðir has, for the most part, been left out in archaeological research in Iceland. However, in the past decade archaeological research has slowly been increasing and today Vestfirðir has become the focal point of many research projects. The archaeological excavation of Vatnsfjörður in Vestfirðir began in 2003 and continued in 2004.

The date for the onset of full scale commercial fisheries in Iceland remains somewhat controversial, but thus far the earliest radiocarbon dated seasonal fishing station (11th-13th century) is in NW Iceland’s Strandasýsla County at Akurvík. This paper presents a preliminary report of the ongoing analysis of the large archaeofauna from the

It has generally been accepted that historically Iceland as an economic unit based its income on agriculture and that no important differences could be distinguished between regions. For the past decade archaeological research into fishing in Vestfirðir has generated data that contradicts this idea and suggests that Vestfirðir based its economy

The farm Eyri in Skutulsfjörður is known as one of the major settlements of the area, from the medieval period up to the time it was abandoned in the late 19th century. It is believed to be the first farm in Skutulsfjörður and a church was probably established at the site

Fifteen burials and a minimum number of 22 individuals, dating from the late 18th to early 20th centuries, were excavated during renovation work at the church in Bolungarvík in the summer of 2003. This article presents the results of the analysis on the skeletal remains and grave furniture, with a broader

In August 2004, a small excavation was conducted on a midden at the abandoned trading station of Kúvíkur in Reykjarfjörður, Strandasýsla. The midden proved to date largely to the last phase of the site, from the mid 19th to mid 20th century, and a substantial assemblage of artefacts was recovered, indicating