The Colonization of Iceland in Light of Isotope Analyses

Q1 Arts and Humanities
Orri Vésteinsson, H. Gestsdóttir
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Abstract

Abstract A review of the mounting archaeological evidence for the colonization of Iceland suggests that the whole country was occupied within a couple of decades towards the end of the 9th century AD. Analyses of strontium in human bones show, however, that immigrants continued to arrive in Iceland throughout the 10th century. Here we discuss this apparent contradiction, suggesting that while continued immigration may have been needed to sustain the population, these patterns arise also from biases within the burial data. We argue that formal burial, of the kind that allows isotopic analyses, reflects growing affluence and the emergence of an indigenous gentry that sought to legitimate its power through association with the perceived homeland and its upper class.
根据同位素分析冰岛的殖民化
对冰岛殖民化的越来越多的考古证据的回顾表明,整个国家在公元9世纪末的几十年内被占领。然而,对人骨中锶的分析表明,在整个10世纪,移民不断抵达冰岛。在这里,我们讨论了这一明显的矛盾,表明尽管持续的移民可能需要维持人口,但这些模式也源于埋葬数据中的偏差。我们认为,允许同位素分析的正式埋葬,反映了日益增长的富裕和土著贵族的出现,他们试图通过与祖国和上层阶级的联系来使自己的权力合法化。
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Journal of the North Atlantic
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