Viking Age Archaeology

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Magdalena Schmid

Organizer Affiliation

Háskóli Íslands

Presider Name

Magdalena Schmid

Paper Title 1

Viking Archaeology in Iceland: The Mosfell Archaeological Project

Presenter 1 Name

Jesse Byock

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of California-Los Angeles

Paper Title 2

Social Space and Social Status at Viking Age Hrísbrú, Mosfellsdalur, Iceland: Interpretations Based on Integrated Geoarchaeological and Microrefuse Analyses

Presenter 2 Name

Karen Milek

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Aberdeen

Paper Title 3

The Viking Age Settlements of Western Norway

Presenter 3 Name

Søren Diinhoff

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, Univ. i Bergen

Paper Title 4

Viking Age Settlement Hierarchies and Lordship

Presenter 4 Name

Jan-Henrik Fallgren

Presenter 4 Affiliation

King's College, Univ. of Aberdeen

Start Date

11-5-2014 10:30 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1235

Description

The North Atlantic during the Viking Age covers a large chronological period and a huge region with a vast cultural and social diversity that is reflected in the archaeological record.

Settlements in this region and period show an equal diversity. The methodologies to study these regions vary greatly; for example, tephrochronology is a common method in Iceland, while dendrochronology is commonly used in mainland Scandinavia. This panel is interdisciplinary and open to archaeologists working in any of the North Atlantic regions in the Viking Age. Diverse topics are welcome, including: the function of individual farmstead buildings, animal husbandry, agriculture, iron production, chronology, environmental studies, and burial archaeology etc. The accepted papers focus on Viking Age settlements in Iceland, Norway, and Britain.

Magdalena Maria Elisabeth Schmid MME