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Understanding Icelandic Pre-Industrial Fishing Economy: Multidisciplinary Approach

July 15, 2013 by Val Dufeu Leave a Comment

Understanding Icelandic Pre-Industrial Fishing Economy: Multidisciplinary Approach

How can we reconstruct Iceland’s ancient fish-based economy? Economic anthropology in palaeo-environmental reconstruction combines two disciplines for better understanding.

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Viking-Age Iceland: Money, Currency, and Skreith (Dried Fish)

July 8, 2013 by Val Dufeu 2 Comments

Viking-Age Iceland: Money, Currency, and Skreith (Dried Fish)

Viking-age Iceland had no native coins – so how did the Icelanders purchase necessary goods? Silver, cloth, and dried fish all had value as currency.

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