the use of geothermal energy at a chieftan's farm in medieval iceland
;Gudrun Sveinbjarnardottir
spectrochimica acta part a, molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy2003Vol. 7pp. 22-26
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Abstract
Archaeological investigations at the farm site of Reykholt, in the Reykholtsdalur valley in western Iceland (Fig. 1 ), have produced evidence of sophisticated use of geothermal energy in the medieval period that is unmatched by comparable finds elsewhere in this geothermally and volcanically active country.