Viking age wood resources at Argisbrekka, Faroe Islands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6094556 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claus Malmros (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 86-92 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Norwegian Archaeological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-3652 • E-ISSN: 1502-7678 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00293652.1990.9965511 |
| OpenAlex | W2084947677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 2 |
A project is described concerning the examination of wood from two settlements on Eysturoy. Argisbrekka is a seasonally occupied inland settlement radiocarbon‐dated to the 9th–11th centuries, while Toftanes is a year‐round coastal settlement from the 9th–10th centuries. Preliminary investigations of wood from houses and refuse layers at Argisbrekka demonstrate the utilization of three resources: (a) local vegetation of Juniperus, tree Betula and heathland dwarf shrubs, (b) driftwood Picea and Larix, (c) imported wood Pinus and Quercus. The impact of man and husbandry on the vegetation probably resulted in the extinction of tree Betula and the almost total disappearance of Juniperus
Archaeology · Geography · Human settlement · Juniper · Juniperus communis · Radiocarbon dating · Vegetation (pathology) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies · Forestry · Historical and Archaeological Studies
Exploitation of Local, Drifted and Imported Wood by the Vikings on the Faroe Islands
Recent Research in Paleoethnobotany
Timber as a Marine Resource
The Norse landnám on the North Atlantic islands
Hydrogen isotope ratios as a Larix detector in archaeological wood samples
Norse Management of Wooden Resources across the North Atlantic
The Utilisation of Native Woodland in Norse Greenland
Puffins, Pigs, Cod and Barley
Driftwood utilization and procurement in Norse Greenland
Provenancing wood used in the Norse Greenlandic settlements
Wood procurement in Norse Greenland (11th to 15th c. AD)
Global Patterns in Island Colonization during the Holocene
Historical Ecology on Sandoy, Faroe Islands
A Hypothesis-Based Approach to Landscape Change in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 2023 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |