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dc.contributor.advisorOram, Richard D.-
dc.contributor.advisorSimpson, Ian A.-
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, Stuart J.L.-
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-04T10:58:21Z-
dc.date.available2012-06-04T10:58:21Z-
dc.date.issued2012-03-31-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/6507-
dc.description.abstractDespite being a country synonymous with fishing and having very strong maritime traditions, the clear origins and development of specialist fishing communities prior to the mechanisation era in Iceland, particularly the Vestfirðir region, remain unclear. Further to this, the details of their chronological development are often erratic if not unknown. Historical records often recollect periods of success or failure, largely driven by economic narrative, however, the context, factors and responses to these changes have never been fully explored. Compounding this absence of information is the tendency for narratives to be accounting for Iceland as a whole, without giving allowance to any regional differences. By adopting an interdisciplinary methodology, underpinned by the application of geoarchaeology (the interpretation of the cultural record contained within soils and sediments), the chronological developments and historical narrative can begin to be established. The result of this research is a clearer understanding of the environmental history of fishing communities in the Vestfirðir region spanning over eight centuries, displaying evidence of a resilient and responsive society. As a result of this research, a clear distinction can now be made between sites which served maritime and terrestrial purposes based on the interpretation of the cultural material. The findings have produced a narrative detailing how a society has responded to wider environmental and social pressures driven by changes within Iceland and throughout Europe. The sites surveyed display unique variance in their characteristics of adaptation, reflecting a society which maintained a high degree of resilience and flexibility which essentially provides the foundation for one of the most successful fishing grounds in the world today.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherUniversity of Stirlingen_GB
dc.subjectIcelanden_GB
dc.subjectEnvironmental Historyen_GB
dc.subjectGeoarchaeologyen_GB
dc.subjectMicromorphologyen_GB
dc.subjectFishingen_GB
dc.subjectVestfirðiren_GB
dc.subject.lcshIceland commerceen_GB
dc.subject.lcshFish trade Iceland Historyen_GB
dc.titleVestfirðir, and the Emergence of Fishing Communities in Pre-Modern Icelanden_GB
dc.typeThesis or Dissertationen_GB
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen_GB
dc.type.qualificationnameDoctor of Philosophyen_GB
dc.rights.embargodate2020-05-30-
dc.rights.embargoreasonI wish to wait until I have prepared articles for peer-reviewed publication which relate to this research.en_GB
dc.contributor.funderUniversity of Stirlingen_GB
dc.author.emailstuartie.morrison@gmail.comen_GB
dc.contributor.affiliationSchool of Arts and Humanitiesen_GB
dc.contributor.affiliationHistory and Politicsen_GB
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