Hofstaðir in Mývatnssveit: a medieval cemetery
This presentation will give a brief overview of the current excavations of the medieval cemetery
in Hofstaðir in Mývatnssveit. To date the remains of at least two church structures and 122
burials all dating to before 1300 have been excavated at the site. The excavation is carried out
by the Institute of Archaeology, Iceland with funding from Fornminjasjóður (formerly
Fornleifasjóður), RANNÍS and NSF.