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The results presented here – that the visible tephra layers OxT-5163, -5165, and -5166
correlate to the Hekla 1693 eruption – provide further chronological information about the
Vatnsfjörður site. Further integration of tephrochronogical analysis with archaeological
interpretation, will aid in reconstructing the sequence at the site as well as its position within
the wider region over time.
Acknowledgements
The author thanks Hertford College, Oxford, for providing partial funding for this research.
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