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Eyri in Skutulsfjörður
these layers containing frequent animal
bone inclusions. Although an extensive
animal bone assemblage was retrieved,
none of the deposits could be clearly
delimited as they all extended beyond the
limits of the trench. The midden appears
to contain a dense and very well-pre-
served faunal assemblage and may offer
invaluable insight into the material cul-
ture of the occupants of Eyri throughout
its entire history.
Beginning of the excavation of the farm
mound, area F
An open area excavation started late in
the summer of 2004. A 10x15 m area
was opened at the top of the farm mound.
Upon removal of the turf it became evi-
dent that several "structural spaces" were
immediately identifíable across the site,
defmed by linear pattems of turf, appar-
ently forming potential rooms. These
structural remains were orientated on a
northeast-southwest alignment, and cen-
tred on a large turf wall mnning north-
east-southwest across the diagonal of the
site. This wall [1032] was c. 1.5 m wide
by at least 14 m long. To the north and
south of the site two of the most clearly
defmable rooms were excavated first, in
order to begin to understand the post-
occupation sequence. The southemmost
of these was a broadly rectangular area,
room [1029]. It is c. 3.6 m long by c. 2.8
Figure. 5. Area F early in the excavation.
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