Environment and Settlement

Environment and Settlement: Ørland 600 BC - AD 1250, Volume 1, provides a comprehensive archaeological study of the Vik settlement on the Ørland peninsula. This social science and archaeology text examines the evolution of farmer-fisher communities from the Late Bronze Age through the early medieval period. The research highlights how local landscape changes, vegetation development, and global climatic events influenced the rise and fall of these ancient populations.

Ingrid Ystgaard presents refined findings from the 2014-2016 excavations at the Ørland main air base. Through thirteen detailed papers, Environment and Settlement: Ørland 600 BC - AD 1250 explores the spatial and social organization of the built environment. Readers gain insight into building traditions, subsistence strategies, and the representation of everyday objects. This volume offers a deep analysis of how human societies interacted with their changing natural surroundings over nearly two millennia.