Jesse L Byock

Biographic Data

ID342458
NAMEJesse L Byock
GIVEN NAMESJesse L
FAMILY NAMEByock
SIGNATUREBYOCK J L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, Los Angeles
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS23
TOTAL CITATIONS50
AUTHOR COUNT23
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1982
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX6

  • A Bayesian approach to linking archaeological, paleoenvironmental and documentary datasets relating to the settlement of Iceland (Landnám)

    Open AccessMagdalena ME Schmid, Davide Zori et al.ARTICLEThe Holocene2017Cited by: 7References: 14

    Icelandic settlement (Landnám) period farmsteads offer opportunities to explore the nature and timing of anthropogenic activities and environmental impacts of the first Holocene farming communities. We employ Bayesian statistical modelling of archaeological, paleoenvironmental and documentary datasets to present a framework for improving chronological robustness of archaeological events. Specifically, we discuss events relevant to the farm Hrísbr…

  • Cereal cultivation as a correlate of high social status in medieval Iceland

    Open AccessScott J Riddell, Egill Erlendsson et al.ARTICLEVegetation History and…2017Cited by: 7References: 9

  • Integrated GPR and archaeological investigations reveal internal structure of man-made Skiphóll mound in Leiruvogur, Iceland

    Open AccessDennis Wilken, Tina Wunderlich et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2016References: 10

  • On the Ability of Geophysical Methods to Image Medieval Turf Buildings in Iceland

    Open AccessTina Wunderlich, Dennis Wilken et al.ARTICLEArchaeological Prospection2015Cited by: 4References: 3

    Structures in Iceland were traditionally built of turf, earth and, to a lesser extent, stone. As turf was the primary construction material, the contrast in geophysical parameters between building ruins and surrounding soil is expected to be low. To investigate the extent to which the remains of turf buildings can be detected by geophysical measurements, we applied several geophysical techniques to a known turf ruin in southwestern Iceland. The m…

  • Introduction to Viking Age Archaeology in Iceland’s Mosfell Valley

    Jesse L Byock, Jesse Byock et al.CHAPTERViking Archeology in Iceland2014

    The Viking North Atlantic differs significantly from the popular image of violent raids and destruction characterizing the Viking Age in Northern Europe. In Iceland, Scandinavian seafarers discovered and settled a large uninhabited island. In order to survive and succeed, they adapted lifestyles and social strategies to a new environment. The result was a new society: the Icelandic Free State. This volume examines the Viking Age in Iceland throug…

  • The Mosfell Archaeological Project: Archaeology, Sagas, and History

    Jesse L Byock, Jesse ByockCHAPTERViking Archeology in Iceland2014

    The Viking North Atlantic differs significantly from the popular image of violent raids and destruction characterizing the Viking Age in Northern Europe. In Iceland, Scandinavian seafarers discovered and settled a large uninhabited island. In order to survive and succeed, they adapted lifestyles and social strategies to a new environment. The result was a new society: the Icelandic Free State. This volume examines the Viking Age in Iceland throug…

  • Artefacts from the Viking Age Longhouse at Hrísbrú

    Sigrid Cecilie Juel Hansen, S Hansen et al.CHAPTERViking Archeology in Iceland2014

    The Viking North Atlantic differs significantly from the popular image of violent raids and destruction characterizing the Viking Age in Northern Europe. In Iceland, Scandinavian seafarers discovered and settled a large uninhabited island. In order to survive and succeed, they adapted lifestyles and social strategies to a new environment. The result was a new society: the Icelandic Free State. This volume examines the Viking Age in Iceland throug…

  • Egill’s Grave? Archaeology and Egils Saga at Kirkjuhóll, Hrísbrú

    Jon M Erlandson, Jon Erlandson et al.CHAPTERViking Archeology in Iceland2014

    The Viking North Atlantic differs significantly from the popular image of violent raids and destruction characterizing the Viking Age in Northern Europe. In Iceland, Scandinavian seafarers discovered and settled a large uninhabited island. In order to survive and succeed, they adapted lifestyles and social strategies to a new environment. The result was a new society: the Icelandic Free State. This volume examines the Viking Age in Iceland throug…

  • Interpreting Social Space and Social Status in the Viking Age House at Hrísbrú Using Integrated Geoarchaeological and Microrefuse Analyses

    Karen Milek, Davide Zori et al.CHAPTERViking Archeology in Iceland2014

    The Viking North Atlantic differs significantly from the popular image of violent raids and destruction characterizing the Viking Age in Northern Europe. In Iceland, Scandinavian seafarers discovered and settled a large uninhabited island. In order to survive and succeed, they adapted lifestyles and social strategies to a new environment. The result was a new society: the Icelandic Free State. This volume examines the Viking Age in Iceland throug…

  • Feasting in Viking Age Iceland: Sustaining a Chiefly Political Economy in a Marginal Environment

    Open AccessDavide Zori, Jesse L Byock et al.ARTICLEAntiquity2013Cited by: 6References: 14

    The authors show that the principal correlates of feasting in Viking Age Iceland were beef and barley, while feasting itself is here the primary instrument of social action. Documentary references, ethnographic analogies, archaeological excavation and biological analyses are woven together to present an exemplary procedure for the recognition of feasting more widely

  • Diatoms as bioindicators of site use: Locating turf structures from the Viking Age

    Open AccessRhonda R Bathurst, Davide Zori et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2010Cited by: 6References: 2

  • Metallurgical findings from a Viking Age chieftain’s farm in Iceland

    Open AccessSebastian K T S Wärmländer, Davide Zori et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2010Cited by: 6References: 2

  • A Viking-age Valley in Iceland: The Mosfell Archaeological Project

    Jesse L Byock, Jesse Byock et al.ARTICLEMedieval Archaeology2005Cited by: 7References: 7

    THIS is an account of both the history and the recent findings of the Mosfell Archaeological Project. Excavation is part of an interdisciplinary research approach that uses archaeology, history, anthropology, forensics, environmental sciences and saga studies to construct a picture of human habitation, power relationships, religious and mortuary practices, and environmental change in the region of Mosfellssveit in south-western Iceland. The valle…

  • Dialogues with the Viking Age: Narration and Representation in the Sagas of the Icelanders . Vésteinn Ólason , Andrew Wawn

    Jesse L ByockARTICLESpeculum2000

  • Teaching Old Icelandic u -Umlaut: A Student-Friendly Approach

    Jesse L Byock, Marcin KrygierARTICLENOWELE. North-Western European…1997

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  • The Skull and Bones in Egils Saga: A Viking, A Grave, and Paget's Disease

    Jesse L Byock, Jesse ByockARTICLEViator1993

    "The Skull and Bones in Egils Saga: A Viking, a Grave, and Paget's Disease." For over a hundred years the related questions of saga veracity and the oral or written origins of Icelandic narrative texts have been continually debated. The nature of this discussion would change drastically if a new source of information were found. This article explores the possibility of a new informational source and offers an accompanying methodological approach.…

  • Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas and Power

    Uli Linke, Jesse L ByockARTICLEJournal of American Folklore1992

  • The Political Thought of "The King's Mirror." . Sverre Bagge

    Jesse L ByockARTICLESpeculum1990

  • Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas, and Power

    Richard F Tomasson, Jesse L ByockARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1989

  • Governmental Order in Early Medieval Iceland

    Jesse L ByockARTICLEViator1986Cited by: 2

  • Saga Form, Oral Prehistory, and the Icelandic Social Context

    Jesse L ByockARTICLENew Literary History1984Cited by: 5

  • Feud in the Icelandic Saga

    Dwight Conquergood, Jesse L Byock et al.ARTICLEJournal of American Folklore1984

  • Feud in the Icelandic Saga

    Jesse L ByockBOOKFeud in the Icelandic Saga1982

    Feud stands at the core of the Old Icelandic sagas. Jesse Byock shows how the dominant concern of medieval Icelandic society--the channeling of violence into accepted patterns of feud and the regulation of conflict--is reflected in the narrative of the family sagas and the Sturlunga saga compilation. This comprehensive study of narrative structure demonstrates that the sagas are complex expressions of medieval social thought.