Archaeologia Islandica - 01.01.2010, Qupperneq 91

RECONSTRUCTING ASPECTS OF THE DAILY LIFE IN LATE 19TH AND EARLY
20TH-CENTURY ICELAND: ARCHAEOENTOMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE
VATNSFÖRÐUR FARM, NW ICELAND
with modem insects, as well as by refer-
ence to published literature and taxonomic
keys. The study samples were grouped
into five different analytical contexts (A-
E), each of which represents a single
archaeological event, interpreted as, for
example, the use of a room, or a levelling
layer (Table 1). The decision to group the
samples in this manner was made once the
archaeoentomological analyses were com-
A B c D E
total counts per litre total counts per litre total counts counts per litre total counts counts per litre total counts per litre
PHTIRAPTERA
Pediculidae
Pediculus humanus Linnaeus 1 0,25 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0,52
HEMIPTERA
Lvgcidae
tvystus ertcae ticnunng) ö ö 2 0,5 2 ö,23 1 Ö759 1 ' ' Ö,17
COLEOPTERA
Carabidae
Nebria rufescens (Ström) 0 0 0 0 8 0,91 0 0 0 0
Notiophilus aquaticus (Linnaeus) 0 0 0 0 2 0,23 0 0 2 0,35
Notiophilus sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0,09 0 0
Patrobus septentrionis (Dejean) 0 0 0 0 12 1,37 0 0 2 0,35
Calathus melanocephalus (Linnaeus) 2 0,5 1 0,25 43 4,91 0 0 1 0,17
Amara quenseli (Schönherr) 0 0 2 0,5 1 0,11 0 0 1 0,17
Trichocellus cognatus (Gyllenhal) 2 0,5 0 0 4 0,46 0 0 0 0
Carabidae indet. 0 0 0 0 2 0,23 0 0 0 0
Dysticidae
Hydroporus nigrita (Fabricius) 0 0 1 0,25 7 0,8 0 0 3 0,52
Dysticidae indet. 1 0,25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o
Hvdrophilidae
Cercyon sp. 0 0 0 0 2 0,23 0 0 0 0
Staphvlinidae
Philonthus spp. 0 0 2 0,5 19 2,17 7 0,63 0 0 í
Creophilus maxillosus (Marsham) 0 0 0 0 1 0,11 0 0 0 0
Quedius mesomelintts (Marsham) 0 0 0 0 20 2,29 4 0,35 1 0,17
Quedius spp. 9 2,25 1 0,25 13 1,49 6 0,54 15 2,61
Staphylininae indet. 1 0,25 3 0,75 18 2,06 6 0,54 5 0,87
Omalium excavatum Stephens 0 0 5 1,25 34 3,89 2 0,18 5 0,87
Omalium riparium Thomson 0 0 0 0 1 0,11 0 0 0 0
Omalium spp. 2 0,5 0 0 62 7,09 2 0,18 1 0,17
Xylodromus spp. 14 3,5 1 0,25 287 32,8 30 2,68 32 5,57
Acidota crenata (Fabricius) 1 0,25 0 0 2 0,23 1 0,09 2 0,35
Tachinus corticinus Gravenhorst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0,17
Lesteva longoelytrata (Goeze) 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0
Omaliinae indet. 0 0 0 0 2 0,23 16 1,43 0 0
Athetini indet. 0 0 0 0 46 5,26 0 0 0 0
Aleocharinae indet. 29 7,25 30 7,5 295 33,7 33 2,94 82 14,26
Stenus spp. 9 2,25 7 1,75 13 1,49 0 0 12 2,09
Scarabaeidae
Aphodius lapponum Gyllenhal 0 0 0 0 2 0,23 1 0,09 1 0,17
Anobiidae
Tipnus unicolor (Piller & Mitterpacher) 3 0,75 2 0,5 385 44 3 0,27 6 1,04
Tipnus sp. 0 0 0 0 1 0,11 0 0 0 0
Ptinus tectus (Boildieu) 0 0 0 0 1 0,11 0 0 0 0
Crvptophagidae
Cryptophagus distinguendus Sturm 1 0,25 0 0 20 2,29 0 0 0 0
Cryptophagus pilosus Gyllenhal 0 0 0 0 26 2,97 1 0,09 0 o I
Cryptophagus scanicus (Linnaeus) 0 0 0 0 16 1,83 0 0 0 0
Cryptophagus spp. 0 0 1 0,25 89 10,17 3 0,27 2 0,35
Atomaria spp. 8 2 1 0,25 17 1,94 10 0,89 1 0,17
Lathridiidae
Lathridius sp. 37 9,25 12 3 275 31,43 16 1,43 6 1,04
Corticaria elongata (Gyllenhal) 47 11,75 0 0 57 6,51 83 7,41 6 1,04
Corticaria sp. 0 0 12 3 4 0,46 2 0,18 3 0,52
Bvrrhidae
Byrrhus fasciatus (Forster) 1 0,25 1 0,25 2 0,23 0 0 1 0,17
Coccinellidae
Nephus limonii Donisthorpe 2 0,5 0 0 1 0,11 0 0 0 0 i
Curculionidae
Otiorhynchus arcticus (0. Fabricius) 0 0 1 0,25 6 0,69 2 0,18 2 0,35
Otiorhynchus nodosus (0. F. Miillcr) 0 0 2 0,5 2 0,23 I 0,09 4 0,7
Otiorhynchus sp. 0 0 0 0 1 0,11 1 0,09 0 0
Tropiphorus obtusus (Bonsdorft) 0 0 0 0 2 0,23 0 0 0 0
ötiopniius oryzae (Linnacus) 0 0 0 0 1 0,11 0 0
DIPTERA
Hippoboscidae
Metophagus ovinus (Linnaeus) ö ö 0 0 10 1,14 8 Ö,71 2 ö,35
SIPHONAPTERA
iiiphonaptera indet. 13 3,25 5 1,25 159 18,17
I'otal 183 4Tj5 42 23 1976 229,47 240 21,44 203 35,28
Table 2. List of identified insects in contexts A-E.
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