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Medieval Fishing at Gufuskálar Snæfellsnes, Western Iceland
Frank Feeleyffeeley@gc.cuny.edu
CUNY Graduate CenterOctober 2012
Gufuskálar
~16m
Fish Drying Sheds
2m
2011 Excavations
2012 Excavations
Trench 5
Trench 9
Trench 5
Trench 9
Trench 9
Cranial Elements and Vertebral Elements
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Cranial Axial
NISP2008, Trench 3 – 1701 Identified Elements
HEADS TAILS
97%
2% 1%
Fish - 97%
Sheep/Goat -2%Birds - 1%
34%
40%
12%
5%
2% 1% 6% Cod - 34%
Gadids -40%Haddock -12%Cusk - 5%
Cod Fam
ily
Sheep/Goat Bone Element Distribution
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
All Cranial
Mandible
Forequarter
Vert & Ribs
Hindquarter
Lower Forelimb
Lower Hindlimb
Feet
% MAU
2011, Trench 8 – 284 Identified Elements
NO HEADS
VERY FEW FEET
Fish Bones & Structural Stones Surface Eroded by Wind
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