The Mosfell Archaeological Project

Project Goals

Project Participants

Historical Cultural Ecology of the Mosfellsdalur

Map of the Mosfell Valley (Mosfellsdalur)

Archaeological Excavations

International Collaboration

Historical References to Mosfell

Archaeological Data and Historical Sources

Mosfell and the Viking World

Questions We Are Exploring

Results of the 1995 Test Excavations

The 1998 Fieldwork

The 1999 Field Season

The 2001 Field Season

Hrísbrú Burials

Evidence of Viking Age Violence

2002 Excavations

The Huldahóll Cremation Burial

Evidence of a Wooden Church at Kirkjuhóll

Research Update: 2002-3 Finds at Huldahóll

Research Update: 2002-3 Finds at Kirkjuhóll

Future Research

 
 
 
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  • Our initial goal in 1995 in carrying out the archaeological reconnaissance at the site of Mosfell, in the Mosfell Valley, was to determine whether we could locate the important sites mentioned in the medieval texts.
  • From these excavations, we discovered that at least one major historic aspect of the Mosfell site was bulldozed (leaving, nevertheless, clear foundations of a probable Medieval period church).
  • However, we were encouraged that significant historic remains at Mosfell and the surrounding sites appeared undisturbed.
  • Further, it was then apparent to us that there might be other important, undisturbed sites not mentioned in the medieval texts.
 

The modern church at Mosfell


Our test excavation in the Mosfell church mound