SAN-HV15 

Line runner

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Line runner

Material

whale bone

Object Type

Line runner

Period

Settlement period, viking age

Date

900 CE – 1000 CE

Museum

Fornleifastofnun Íslands

Provenance

Sandvík

Location

Reykjavík

Date of Discovery

2020-07-18

Conservation

Good

Created by

Valerio Punzi

Line runner found within an ash midden located in the western part of Structure 1, Area B. The artefact corresponds to Olsen’s (2005) Type IV, characterized by an incised gliding surface and stoppers. The securing area is broken. The object is solid and compact, suggesting that it was made from cortical bones.

Find Site Information

Region

West

Municipality

Strandir

Farm

Bær

Find Category

boplassfunn

Find Year

2020

Period

Settlement period, viking age

Country

Iceland

Excavation Method

Archaeological excavation

Latitude

65.7022220

Longitude

-21.4211110

System

WGS84

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Zooarchaeological Data

Skeletal Element

Unknown

Preservation State

Good

Material & Technology

Object Type

Line runner

Category

Iceland

Raw Material

whale bone

Manufacturing Stage

Tertiary

Similar Exemplars

Dysnes Vatnsdalur Hjálmarvík

Length	5.9 cm
Height	3.9 cm

Manufacturing Stage	Tertiary
Skeletal Element	Unknown
Conservation Status	Good
Similar Exemplars	Dysnes Vatnsdalur Hjálmarvík
Provenance	Sandvík
Notes	There securing are broken and present no drilled holes for attaching this object to the gunwale as documented in the specimen from Vatnsdalur. The form and typology are consistent with comparable line runners documented in Norway and similar other specimens were found in Iceland.