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Summary
In 2005 and 2006 an archaeological excavation was carried out at Quassiarsuk in
South Greenland. The site is better known as Brattahlíð and is presumed to be the
farm of Erik the Red who, according to the written sources, established the Norse
settlement in South Greenland. In the Quassiarsuk area a few Norse ruins have been
identified: Ø29a (north farm), Ø29b (the mountain farm), Ø28b (the south farm)
and finally Ø28a, which has been interpreted as a thing-site. The focus of the 2006
excavation was the midden and structures in front of Ø29a. The primary aim of this
research was to collect a good sample of artefacts, bone and other organic material
so as to assess the preservation of the site in order to determine the amount, if any,
of un-excavated cultural material, thus warranting further excavation of the site. The
secondary aims were to obtain material for C14 dating to get a clear picture of the
occupation of the site and to gain better understanding of the economy of the farm
in the Medieval period.
A part of an old trench in the midden from 1932 was opened at the beginning
of the excavation in 2005 and the following year the trench was extended to the
south. There are clearly unexcavated structures in the area from different periods
and between houses there are still undisturbed cultural deposits. The material from