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24 אוגוסט, 2012

East Iceland Archaeological Site Open

21.08.2012 | 17:30

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East Iceland Archaeological Site Open for Public
The archaeological site of a medieval convent at Skriðuklaustur in Fljótsdalur, East Iceland, formally opened to the public on Saturday. The event marks the end of one of the most extensive excavation projects in Iceland in recent times; it has lasted a decade.

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Skriðuklaustur. Photo by Geir Ólafsson.

Minister of Education Katrín Jakobsdóttir opened the site and a number of people were present. The ceremony was the final event of the local festival Ormsteiti, ruv.is reports.
Bishop of Iceland Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir led a sermon at the occasion. “A very notable operation took place here […]. The monks not only studied the Bible but were also responsible for social services, took care of the poor and others in need,” she remarked.
This summer facilities to display the convict were established. It also served as a hospital. “The buildings were much larger and more complex than we had expected,” said archaeologist Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir, who led the excavation.
“It is also the northernmost convent that has been unearthed in Europe and the only one in Iceland so it is an important milestone for us archaeologists,” Steinunn concluded.

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הכותב יוסי לוי joseph levy הינו מומחה לאיסלנד iceland, המלווה קבוצות בנהיגה עצמית בלבד, והמתכנן מסלולי טיול לפי מידת המטייל,והמשמש כמומחה באתר http://www.gotravel.co.il/.
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27 יולי, 2012

First 15th Century Fishermen’s Hut Excavated in Iceland


26/07/2012
First 15th Century Fishermen’s Hut Excavated in Iceland

A fishermen’s hut (verbúð in Icelandic) from the first part of the 15th century was discovered during archaeological research at Gufuskálavör on Snæfellsnes peninsula this summer. It is likely the first verbúð from that period to be excavated in its entirety.

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The guide outside the verbúð Ósvör in Bolungarvík, a living museum. Photo by Páll Stefánsson.

“We have obtained a pretty good picture of what fishermen’s huts looked like in the 15th century,” archaeologist Lilja Björk Pálsdóttir, who leads the excavation at Gufuskálavör, told Morgunblaðið.
Rowboats were operated by fishermen at Gufuskálavör for centuries, at least from the 13th century and until the 20th century.
The remains of the huts are located on the seashore and are threatened by erosion and so Lilja Björk and her associates are racing against the forces of nature.
The remains resembled sand-covered hillocks in the landscape and have not been studied to any large extent before.
“We never suspected that these sand dunes were anything else than sand dunes that had occurred through relocation of the soil. I at least was surprised to see these remains appear,” commented former parliamentarian Skúli Alexandersson, who chairs the district council in Hellissandur.
He is interested in the area’s history and has monitored the progress of the archaeologists closely. “It is very valuable to excavate these human settlements and to try to determine who built them and how they were used.”
Verbúð is typically a temporary dwelling for fishermen, who worked as farmers or farmhands or tended to other duties outside of the fishing season. However, in the hut excavated at Gufuskálavör, there are indications that people lived there longer.
Most of the objects discovered are related to fishing, such as hooks, but also other objects, like knitting needles. A dice made from walrus tooth surprised archaeologists, because the material is expensive and fishermen weren’t wealthy.
The Icelandic Institute of Archaeology is working on the excavation in collaboration with City University of New York, Stirling University in the UK, the Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland and Snæfellsjökull National Park.
In Bolungarvík in the West Fjords, visitors can familiarize themselves with the Icelandic verbúð in a living museum.

הכותב יוסי לוי joseph levy הינו מומחה לאיסלנד iceland, המלווה קבוצות בנהיגה עצמית בלבד, והמתכנן מסלולי טיול לפי מידת המטייל,והמשמש כמומחה באתר http://www.gotravel.co.il/.
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06 יולי, 2012

Archeologists Dig Out Commonwealth Rubbish Heap

02.07.2012 | 00:30

Archeologists Dig Out Commonwealth Rubbish Heap

Icelandic and Canadian archeologists are currently working on an excavation at Svalbarð by Þistilfjörður in northeast Iceland. This summer they plan to dig out a rubbish heap at Hjálmarsvík in Svalbarðstunga, which dates at least as far back as the Icelandic Commonwealth in the 10th century and until the 15th century.

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A chess piece from a different discovery.

Nine pieces of chess from whale bone have been found in the heap, a dice, a square plate from whale bone with a cruciform and half of a round whale bone plate with the carving of an animal, Fréttablaðið reports.
“Even though the excavation isn’t far along it is clear that this is a very important discovery,” the Icelandic Institute of Archeology said in a statement.
A 12-square-meter hole has been uncovered and numerous animal bones have surfaced. It is hoped that information on the subsistence of inhabitants in northeast Iceland in the Commonwealth judging by their diet and lost and discarded objects can be obtained.
The history of settlement and land use in Svalbarðstunga has been studied in the past four years. This year funding from the Canadian state for archeological research in the area was obtained. The project is organized by the Icelandic Institute of Archeology and the Laval University in Quebec.

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הכותב יוסי לוי joseph levy הינו מומחה לאיסלנד iceland, המלווה קבוצות בנהיגה עצמית בלבד, והמתכנן מסלולי טיול לפי מידת המטייל,והמשמש כמומחה באתר http://www.gotravel.co.il/.
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