Vatnahverfi district
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Vatnahverfi district is a subregion of Greenland’s Norse Eastern Settlement known for its scattered farmsteads and archaeological remains from medieval Norse habitation.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological region
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ subregion of the Norse Eastern Settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norse Greenlanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse colonization of Greenland ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| environment |
fjords and inland valleys
ⓘ
subarctic ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType |
cairns
ⓘ
church ruins ⓘ farmstead ruins ⓘ infield and outfield systems ⓘ pasture structures ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
artefact scatters
ⓘ
faunal remains ⓘ middens ⓘ pollen cores ⓘ ruined buildings ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
hay meadows
ⓘ
infield–outfield agriculture ⓘ pasture land ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Norse studies
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ environmental archaeology ⓘ palaeoecology ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern | dispersed farmsteads ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Norse cultural landscape in Greenland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse Greenland period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
medieval Norse archaeological remains
ⓘ
medieval Norse habitation ⓘ scattered Norse farmsteads ⓘ |
| languageOfInhabitants | Old Norse ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greenland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse Eastern Settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Settlement of Greenland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse Greenland settlement system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfModernMunicipality | Kujalleq Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
cattle herding
ⓘ
goat herding ⓘ hay production ⓘ pastoral farming ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ |
| religionOfInhabitants |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfMainOccupation | c. 10th century to 15th century ⓘ |
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