01- The Mosfell Archaeological Project
02- Project Goals & Participants
03- The Mosfell Valley
04- Archaeological Field Work Results
05- 1995 Field Season: Mosfell Church
06- 1998 Field Season: Survey
07- 1999 Field Season: Geophysics & Phosphate Survey
08- 2001 Field Season: Hrísbrú Burial Ground
09- 2002 Field Season: Churchyard & Cremation
10- 2003 Field Season: Churchyard & Cremation
11- 2004 Field Season: Hrísbrú Stave Church Uncovered
12- 2005 Field Season: Egil’s Grave? & Ship-settings
13-2006 Field Season: A Viking Longhouse at Hrísbrú
14- 2007 Field Season: Uncovering the Viking Longhouse
15- 2008 Field Season: Hrísbrú Longhouse Revealed
16- 2009 Field Season: Regional Survey in the Mosfell Valley
17- International Collaboration
18- Historical Sources & Archaeology
19- Burial at Hrísbrú & Evidence of Violence
20- Mosfell & the Viking World
21- Future Research & Questions to Explore
Jesse Byock Viking Site
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The Mosfell Valley (Mosfellsdalur), the surrounding highlands, and the lowland coastal areas are a “valley system,” that is, an interlocking series of natural and man-made pieces that beginning in the ninth-century settlement or Landnám period developed into a functioning Viking Age, Icelandic community.

Focusing on this valley system, our task is to unearth the prehistory and early history of the Mosfell region.

We seek the data to provide an in-depth understanding of how this countryside or sveit evolved from its earliest origins.

Mosfell Vallet Region
A topographical map of the Mosfell Valley in the southwest of Iceland.

 

Mosfell Mountain and Lower Mosfell Valley Iceland

A view of Mosfell Mountain and the lower Mosfell Valley.

 

Leirvogur Bay and Mosfell Mountain

A view of Leirvogur Bay looking towards Mosfell Mountain and the valley floor.

 

 

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