Faunal Analysis of the Early Modern Bishop's Farm at Skalholt, Arnessysla Iceland

Author

George Hambrecht, The Graduate Center, City University of New YorkFollow

Date of Degree

2011

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Program

Anthropology

Advisor

Thomas McGovern

Committee Members

Sophia Perdikaris

Diana Wall

Gavin Lucas

Subject Categories

Anthropology | Archaeological Anthropology

Abstract

This dissertation presents the analysis of faunal material recovered from middens outside the main complex of the Bishop of Southern Iceland's Cathedral farm at Skáholt, Arnessysla, Iceland. Issues of diet, deposition patterns, as well as participation in larger trade and intellectual networks addressed. All of these issues are examined in order to investigate larger issues centered around the early modern Atlantic world. The Skáholt material is also compared with the larger body of existing early modern Icelandic archaeofaunal data in order to investigate issues of adaptation and resilience in the face of harsh climatic as well as social and economic conditions.

Comments

Digital reproduction from the UMI microform.

Recommended Citation

Hambrecht, George, "Faunal Analysis of the Early Modern Bishop's Farm at Skalholt, Arnessysla Iceland" (2011). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1936