Another issue in this thesis is whether it`s possible to detect any changes throughout time, and if so, what does this changes mean and how does the changes fit with adaption of the life on Iceland. Other factors like house structures and stables for husbandry will also be considered together with the zooarchaeological material. The faunal material will be considered in relation to the status of each of the four farms listed, and whether it`s possible to use faunal material as an indicator to determine status.
Also it can provide information about the economy and substance strategies on each farm. Herjólfsdalur is located southwest on the island Vestmannaeyjar Faunal material tells us something about the food culture and traditions in a society. The farms include Granastaðir in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Skuggi in Eyjafjörður, and Hofstaðir, all from the northern part of Iceland. The focus in this thesis is to investigate the faunal material sampled from excavations at four different farms from the Viking age through early medieval times on Iceland.
