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Historical References to Mosfell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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  • Many of the skeletons in the cemetery are well-preserved. They provide evidence of the health status and living conditions of Iceland’s early settlers. One skeleton appears to be that of a homicide victim.
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  • This middle aged man’s skull exhibits massive cranial trauma caused by an axe blows. One to the side of the head that would have resulted massive bleeding and brain damage. A second blade wound to the back of the head that would have insured rapid death.
 

One of the burials from Hrísbrú


The Hrísbrú Graveyard