Archaeologists believe they have found the remains of the Þykkvabær monastery in Álftaver, South Iceland. The Þykkvabær monastery was an Augustinian monastery founded in 1186. It remained active until the Reformation in 1550.
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A team of Icelandic and British archaeologists used ground-penetrating radar, a method that uses radar pulses to image the subsurface, to locate the ruins, which are situated at a location called Fornufjós (Ancient Cowshed). As the name suggests, Fornufjós was believed to be the location of the monastery’s cowshed.
Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir, a professor in archaeology, told Vísir that it is unlikely that the remains are those of a cowshed. They resemble Skriðuklaustur monastery and indicate a rather large building, 1,500 square metres (16146 square feet) in size.
The team intends to use the ground-penetrating radar next to search for remains at Munkaþverá and Möðruvellir in Eyjafjörður, North Iceland.
Archaeologists believe they have found the remains of the Þykkvabær monastery in Álftaver, South Iceland. The Þykkvabær monastery was an Augustinian monastery founded in 1186. It remained active until the Reformation in 1550.
Read more: Archaeologists from seven countries excavating an old Viking farmhouse
A team of Icelandic and British archaeologists used ground-penetrating radar, a method that uses radar pulses to image the subsurface, to locate the ruins, which are situated at a location called Fornufjós (Ancient Cowshed). As the name suggests, Fornufjós was believed to be the location of the monastery’s cowshed.
Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir, a professor in archaeology, told Vísir that it is unlikely that the remains are those of a cowshed. They resemble Skriðuklaustur monastery and indicate a rather large building, 1,500 square metres (16146 square feet) in size.
The team intends to use the ground-penetrating radar next to search for remains at Munkaþverá and Möðruvellir in Eyjafjörður, North Iceland.
