dc.contributor.advisor	Pavao-Zuckerman, Barnet
dc.contributor.advisor	Hambrecht, George
dc.contributor.author	Loiselle, Hope
dc.contributor.department	Anthropology	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-15T12:53:52Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-15T12:53:52Z
dc.date.issued	2017-02-14
dc.description.abstract	Evidence of environmental change events can be seen in the archaeological record of Iceland. How populations adapted to these events, depended much upon their wealth status and resource availability. A faunal assemblage from the site of Skálholt was analyzed, revealing a meat-based economy. Since Skálholt’s wealth status is unique in Iceland, it likely insulated the site from the negative impacts of the Little Ice Age. Comparative analysis with other sites across Iceland reveals different adaptation strategies, such as increased reliance on marine mammal hunting. Other environmental events like deforestation are also evident in the archaeological record of Iceland through palynological evidence.	en_US
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.13016/M2FR7X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/19151
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subject	archaeology	en_US
dc.subject	zooarchaeology	en_US
dc.subject	anthropology	en_US
dc.title	Evidence of Environmental Change Events and Resulting Cultural Adaptations in the Archaeological Record of Iceland	en_US
dc.type	Research paper	en_US

Evidence of Environmental Change Events and Resulting Cultural Adaptations in the Archaeological Record of Iceland

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