Steinbogi Zooarchaeology Report Feb 2004 NORSEC 13 1 An Early 13th c Archaeofauna from Steinbogi, Mývatn District, Northern Iceland

In 2002 a rescue excavation of the small site of Steinbogi in the Mývatn district of N Iceland produced an archaeofauna datable to the late 12th-early 13th c. This collection at present is the only quantifiable archaeofauna in this time period for the district, and provides important comparative material for both the older 9th- 11th archaeofauna from the region and the better documented early modern period. The collection was dominated by caprines, nearly all of whom were probably sheep, and pig and horse consumption appears to have halted by this date. Both local freshwater fish and imported cod-family fish were exploited and small numbers of birds were taken. The collection appears to represent a transition between trends visible in the early 12t h c archaeofauna and the record of early modern agricultural practice in Mývatnssveit.

Iceland Medieval Mývatnssveit North Atlantic Steinbogi zooarchaeology

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