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Project Details: Lyngbrekka


Project Description

Parent ProjectPagan burials
Title: Lyngbrekka
Description In 2003-2005 investigations took place in Lyngbrekka, earlier known as Gömlu-Daðastaðir in Reykjadalur, S-Þing. The aim was to see if folklore and place names could be used as reliable sources to locate pagan burials.
Country Iceland
Project Start Year 2003
Project End Year 2005

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

Kuml á Daðastaðaleiti í Reykjadal. Fornleifarannsókn 2004-2005
In 2003-2005 investigations took place in Lyngbrekka, earlier known as Gömlu-Daðastaðir in Reykjadalur, S-Þing. The aim was to see if folklore and place names could be used as reliable sources to locate pagan burials. The investigations were successful, two graves were excavated and bones from a human, a dog and a horse recovered. The burials were badly disturbed.


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