Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Guðmundsdóttir, Lísabet"
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Beyond the farmstead: the role of dispersed dwellings in the settlement of Iceland
Catlin, Kathryn A.; Bolender, Douglas J. (UBAS – Universitetet i Bergen Arkeologiske Skrifter;13, Chapter, 2022)Norse farms of the Viking Age were organised in diverse ways, and adaptable to the variety of geographic, social, and ecological circumstances throughout Scandinavia and the Norse diaspora. Scandinavian farms show a range ... -
Expanding Horizons in North Atlantic Archaeology
Mooney, Dawn Elise; Guðmundsdóttir, Lísabet; Dahl, Barbro; Roberts, Howell; Ramstad, Morten (UBAS – Universitetet i Bergen Arkeologiske Skrifter;13, Chapter, 2022) -
Expanding Horizons. Settlement Patterns and Outfield Land Use in the Norse North Atlantic
Mooney, Dawn Elise; Guðmundsdóttir, Lísabet; Dahl, Barbro; Roberts, Howell; Ramstad, Morten (UBAS – Universitetet i Bergen Arkeologiske Skrifter;13, Book, 2022) -
Haymaking as the driving force for shieling use from the Viking Age/early Medieval Period: a comparative study of two outfield areas in southwestern Norway
Prøsch-Danielsen, Lisbeth (UBAS – Universitetet i Bergen Arkeologiske Skrifter;13, Chapter, 2022)This paper focuses on the southernmost group of shielings in Norway where haymaking was the driving force for the shieling practice. Two shieling zones in the county of Rogaland that differ in respect to relief and proximity ... -
Living on the edge: patterns of agrarian settlement and land-use in the fjord landscape of Inner Sunnmøre
Dahle, Kristoffer; Busengdal, Susanne (UBAS – Universitetet i Bergen Arkeologiske Skrifter;13, Chapter, 2022)In 2005 the Geiranger fjord entered the UNESCO World Heritage List, as a central part of the Western Norwegian Fjord landscape. It represents a marginal agrarian landscape, with small iconic farms situated on ledges and ... -
Preface
Mooney, Dawn Elise; Guðmundsdóttir, Lísabet; Dahl, Barbro; Roberts, Howell; Ramstad, Morten (UBAS – Universitetet i Bergen Arkeologiske Skrifter;13, Chapter, 2022) -
Recent archaeological surveys in Ryfylke, with examples from Sandsa, Grasdalen and Forsandmoen
Svensson, Jennica; Dahl, Solveig Roti (UBAS – Universitetet i Bergen Arkeologiske Skrifter;13, Chapter, 2022)In 2015, Rogaland County Council began the most extensive archaeological surveys in the mountain areas of Ryfylke since the development of hydropower came to a halt in the 1980s. This article aims to demonstrate how such ... -
Settlement and subsistence strategies in western Norway: examples from two deserted medieval farms
Nesset, Therese; Hjelle, Kari Loe (UBAS – Universitetet i Bergen Arkeologiske Skrifter;13, Chapter, 2022)Two deserted medieval farms are investigated: the coastal Høybøen farm, located on an island on the western coast of Norway, and the inland Hellaug farm located in an upland but low-lying mountain valley. Both farms were ... -
Settlement, resources and routes in Iron Age Forsand
Dahl, Barbro (UBAS – Universitetet i Bergen Arkeologiske Skrifter;13, Chapter, 2022)Forsandmoen is a prehistoric settlement site continuously in use from the Early Bronze Age to the Late Iron Age. This paper uses the large settlement as a case study to explore the duality of the agrarian and the outfield ... -
Skuggi landnám farm and site economy in transition: an assessment of the Structure A and household midden remains from the Viking Age to the Medieval period
Harrison, Ramona; Roberts, Howell M. (UBAS – Universitetet i Bergen Arkeologiske Skrifter;13, Chapter, 2022)This paper provides an initial overview and assessment of the Skuggi Settlement Era farm in Hörgárdalur, Eyjafjörður. Excavations on the marginal site in 2008-09 resulted in organic and inorganic remains collected from a ... -
Wood resource exploitation in the Norse North Atlantic: a review of recent research and future directions
Mooney, Dawn Elise; Pinta, Élie; Guðmundsdóttir, Lísabet (UBAS – Universitetet i Bergen Arkeologiske Skrifter;13, Chapter, 2022)The North Atlantic islands have always been relatively wood-poor. Nonetheless, from the Viking Age they were home to Norse settlers who in their homelands relied significantly on wood resources for the production of a huge ...