Sea wall in Álftanes	The aim of this project was to investigate a stonebuilt seawall that had to be removed.
	Pagan burial in Þverá	The aim of this project was to investigate a site where bones, believed to derive from a pagan burial, had been found in a gravel mine.
	Sveigakot	The aim of the project was to fully excavate all structures and middens located at Sveigakot, south of lake Mývatn. The site of Sveigakot was first surveyed in 1998 in an area now completely eroded. Only midden traces were visible on the surface. It soon became clear that the site could be dated to the Viking Age and was therefore ideal for a comparative study with the larger Hofstaðir project, not least in order to compare the faunal collections from each site.
	Hafnarstræti 16	During the renovation of an old house in Hafnarstræti 16, central Reykjavík, areas at risk under and up against the house were excavated.
	Aðalstræti 14-18	This project aimed to fully excavate all archaeological remains in Aðalstræti 14-18, Reykjavík in advance of proposed development. The area is historically known as an industrial area at the time of "the factories" (Innréttingarnar) in the 18th century. However, it was a pleasant surprise to reveal a well preserved Viking Age hall under undisturbed layers predating the factories.
	Gásir	The well known medieval trade site of Gásir lies north of Akureyri. The archaeological investigations at Gásir formed the core of a five year project aimed at typifying remains from the full functional and chronological extent of the site. The project also aimed to enhance the presentation and development of the site as a focus of public interest and amenity. Owing to the tremendous scale and complexity of the surviving remains, only selected portions of the archaeology were targeted for intrusive investigation.
	Þjórsárdalur	One of the aims of the project "Vestnordisk byggeskik i vikingtid og middelalder" was to revaluate the archaeology of Þjórárdalur which has held a central place in Icelandic archaeology for one and a half century. Knowledge is hitherto based on survey work from the 19th century and excavations from 1939 and yet structures in Þjórsárdalur have been used to support the development of Icelandic building customs.
	Parent Project: Assembly sites Assembly sites	The project Assembly sites (Þinghald til forna) aims to revaluate all known assembly sites in Iceland, many of which had been mapped by antiquarians in the 19th and early 20th centuries . The purpose is to shed new light on the age, layout, and function of assemblies in early Icelandic society.
	Steinbogi	The site Steinbogi in Mývatnssveit was threatened by imminent roadworks and therefore the archaeological potential of the endangered parts of it had to be assessed. The site was also considered of possible value for the Landscape of settlements project and in relation to that additional midden trenching was carried out.
	Skálholt	The project's overall aims encompass a full investigation and presentation of the latter centuries (17th-19th) of settlement at Skálholt, as it was prior to its abandonment after an earthquake in 1784 and at the height of its cultural influence in Iceland. The main focus of excavation is on the core of the settlement: The school, student's rooms, Bishop's rooms and other associated staff and ancillary rooms.

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