The first archeological research in Iceland this year will begin at Hafnir in
Reykjanes, southwest Iceland, on Monday. Archeologists will continue
their study of a hut which may originate from 770-880 AD, the latter
part of the Iron Age, and predate the historical settlement of Iceland
in 874.
The remains of the hut at Hafnir. Photo: Bjarni F. Einarsson.
Excavation has been ongoing in the area around the hut, which has been given the name Vogur, with intermission since 2003, Fréttablaðið reports.
Last summer archeologist Bjarni F. Einarsson revealed
that carbon age analysis indicated that the hut may have been
constructed in the aforementioned period, which garnered considerable
attention.
