Archaeologia Islandica - 01.01.1998, Side 149

Archaeologia Islandica - 01.01.1998, Side 149
Reviews Bergen. After the initial Norwegian phase the following period is influ- enced by the German Hanse. Because Iceland’s 15th century was dominated by English merchants, this period is often referred to as the „English cen- tury“. The most important trading links with England were with Bristol, King’s Lynn, Hull, Yarmouth, Ipswich and London. The following century also brought about a change in trading history: Denmark imposed a trrade monopoly which lasted from 1602 until 1787. A considerable amount of red earthenware found in Iceland can be related to this period and may have found its way through Denmark. Chapter eight, the last one, suggests further work needed in Icelandic pot- tery research: above all the redware has to be studied in more depth. However this will be a difficult task since simi- lar types of redware have been pro- duced all over Northern Europe. The author indicates emphatically that in- tensive cooperation with pottery spe- cialists in Scandinavia, northern Germany and Holland is absolutely fundamental. Scientific discussion with these areas is needed in order to draw conclusions about the pottery found so far. For instance pottery found in Norway (especially Trond- heim and Bergen) and Iceland is char- acterized by a number of correspond- ing features. Appendix I deals with thc studies undertaken by Níels Oskarsson of the Nordic Volcanological Institute of the University of Iceland. He analyzed one chip of pottery by using microscopic inspections, which involved minera- logical microscopy, x-ray crystal anal- ysis (XRD) and chemical analysis (XRF). Appendix II describes the results of the Neutron Activation Analyses (NAA) carried out by M. J. Hughes from the Department of Scientific Re- search of the British Museum. 25 sherds of redware were investigated, 21 of which were discovered in Iceland and 4 in the area of Ribe. The main task of this investigation was to ascertain the approximate origin of the sherds. How could the book be of use for students and scientists? First of all it provides a general overview about the pottery found in Iceland. Every single type of pottery which was discovered is described and on this basis the book can be seen as an introduction into this particular discipline within the field of medieval and post-medieval archaeol- ogy. Furthermore the volume offers in- formation about the archaeological sites of Iceland. Trading history is treated as well as attempts to manu- facture pottery on the island itself. The publication is well structured and il- lustrated with tables, coloured pictures and drawings. The bibliography at the end of the book is worth mentioning. It lists supplementary literature deal- ing with all the types of pottery mentioned in the text and is therefore very useful for students. In my opinion the author met the requirements of offering the interested reader a complete handbook about pottery found in Iceland. For the first 149
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