Brian Damiata was surveying with the CMD Explorer at Hegranesþing on a beautiful summer day.  Hegranesþing is one of the Quarter Assemblies.  It was a huge survey grid, and Brian walked over 18 km.  Allison Carlton recorded the survey and … Continue reading →

I am sure there are some better pictures of the church to come from the drones and kites, but for now here is one  I took looking east from the top of the old farm mound of Kevlavík.  You can … Continue reading →

We took a short trip to on Sunday out to Drangey and saw the wonderful bird life, including puffins. 

For the past three days, we have been excavating a 1x2m test pit at Ás to determine the date of the earliest occupation of the site as determined by the presence of cultural material in relation to the tephra layers, … Continue reading →

This year there is a lot less paper blowing around because much of the data we are collecting goes straight into FileMaker.  Eric and Kat have done a great job of setting up a series of databases that make inputting … Continue reading →

The Skagafjörður Church and Settlement Survey now has a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/icelandscass

The Skagafjörður Archaeological Settlement Survey has joined forces with the Skagafjörður Folk Museum to form the Skagafjörður Church and Settlement Survey! New name, new blog. We have a lot of exciting research already in progress this summer – watch this … Continue reading →