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105KÖNNUNARRANNSÓKN Á VESTURBÚÐARHÓL Á EYRARBAKKA
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Af skjalasöfnum:
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Summary
A preliminary study of Vesturbúðarhóll in Eyrarbakki
In the summer of 2017 a team of archaeologists conducted a geophysical survey and
a small excavation into the ruins at a trading site in the small village of Eyrarbakki
in south Iceland. Eyrarbakki was one of the major harbours and trading places in
Iceland from medieval times, and until late 19th century. The harbour served one
of two bishoprics in the country and during the Danish monopoly era (1602-1786)
it was the largest licenced trading place in the country, serving the south of the
island.
The buildings associated with the trade are known to have been relocated
at end of the 17th century and it is believed that from approximately 1690-1950
they stood in the same place, Vesturbúðarhóll, where the survey and excavations
were carried out. The aim of the fieldwork was to determine the extent, age and
preservation of the archaeology on the site and to start a conversation with local
people about its significance as a heritage site.
A magnometry and a resistivity survey were conducted and concurred that
there is an extensive area with buried archaeology on the site. The shape and
layout of the ruins largely confirm to the foundations of the last known buildings