Project Details: Aðalstræti 14-18

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	Archaeological Excavations at Aðalstræti 14-18 - 2001 A Preliminary Report A major archaeological excavation was carried out at Aðalstræti 14-16, Reykjavík between January and June 2001 in advance of proposed redevelopment. The work was undertaken by Fornleifastofnun Íslands on behalf of Árbærsafn, the Reyjavik City Museum. Previous archaeological work at and adjacent to the site between 1971-741, had revealed the remains of a number of structures, dating both to the settlement period and to the 18th-19th century. The new excavations revealed a complex sequence of remains from the latter period, and beneath these, the exceptionally well preserved remains of...
	Excavations at Aðalstræti, 2003 During excavation in Aðalstræti in 2001 a well preserved Viking Age hall was uncovered. The decision was taken to preserve it in-situ and to construct a public exhibition space around the extant remains. This decision required a sensitive re-design of the proposed development – including the re-routing of several major services (water, electricity and sewerage) - and this process itself necessitated additional archaeological work. Excavation in 2003 revealed a small ancillary building attached to a doorway in the eastern wall of the Viking period hall, together with internal...
	Zooarchaeology of Aðalstræti 14-16, 2001 - Report of the Viking Period Animal Bones (NORSEC Report 2) The 2001 excavations of a Viking-Age hall at Aðalstræti 14-16 in downtown Reykjavík produced a small and highly fragmented collection of burned animal bone. The bone collection derived from the hall floor layers and was recovered through flotation and retention of 1 mm mesh sink fraction. Approximately 3 % of the collection could be identified, allowing for only the most basic quantification. Nevertheless, all the major Settlement Period domestic mammals are represented (Cattle, Caprine, Pig, Horse) as are tusks of what may be local Icelandic walrus.
	Walrus Tusks & Bone From Aðalstræti 14‐18, Reykjavík Iceland (NORSEC Lab Report 55) Three tusks from large mature walrus (Odobenus rosmarus L.) were recovered in 2001 from excavations by Archaeological Institute Iceland (FSÍ) within the early settlement age hall at Aðalstræti 14‐18 in downtown Reykjavík Iceland. These were made available for study at the FSÍ research center shortly after excavation and have since been included in the exhibit of the Reykjavík 871+/‐2 Museum. These tusks showed clear signs of expert extraction from the dense maxillary bone, and apparently reflect successful hunting of Icelandic walrus by the first settlers. In 2010 the...