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Project Details: Hofstaðir in Þorskafjörður

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Project Description

Title: Hofstaðir in Þorskafjörður
Description The preliminary excavation in Hofstaðir, Þorskafjörður, aimed to shed light on ruins in the homefield often related to pagan activites.
Country Iceland
Project Start Year 2006
Project End Year 2006

Project Contact

Contact: Fornleifastofnun Íslands
Address Bárugata 3, 101 Reykjavík, ICELAND
Postcode 101
Telephone 00354-5511033
Website http://www.instarch.is
Email fsi@instarch.is

Project Content

Fornleifarannsókn að Hofstöðum í Þorskafirði
Hofstaðir in Þorskafjörður has for a long time been of interest to antiquarians and archaeologists because of ruins and place names connected to a heathen temple. Two ruins in the homefield were the subject of excavation. One is the alleged temple, the other so called "Chapel Mound" (Bænhúshóll), previosly thought to be the temple. The aim was to estimate the preservation, function and possibilities for further research as well as to establish dating, if possible. In Chapel Mound a structure was revealed as well as graves. No dating was established but written sources do not...

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