Árbók Hins íslenzka fornleifafélags - 01.01.1994, Qupperneq 157

VETRARMYNDIR FRÁ NESI VIÐ SELTJÖRN OG LAUGARNESI
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Shortly after 1970 it was noticed that there were circular remains to the west of the build-
ing Nesstofa on Seltjarnarnes. These are not mentioned in any historical sources. In autumn
1993, an excavation was carried out on one of these remains, which proved to date from the
earliest period of settlement on Seltjarnarnes. The remains have been photographed several
times from the air in various conditions, both in winter and summer, using ordinary film
and infra-red film. Four photographs taken in good conditions on 28th January 1995 are
reproduced here. The remains show up on them better than in earlier photographs, and the
good results obtained in these photographs have suggested the possibility of using photo-
graphs taken in light snowy conditions to reveal the existence of archaeological remains in
Iceland.
Other photographs besides those near Nesstofa were taken in the vicinity of Reykjavík.
One reproduced here, of Laugarnes, shows the farm mound, a churchyard and the old
home-field to the west of the farm.