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Burial place, Þverá

Settlement Age – laterÞverá, IS
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Burial place at the farm of Þverá, recorded in Minjastofnun's national register of archaeological sites (Fornleifaskráning) as 3279-12. Register type: þúst; function: legstaður; dated 870–1920; condition: illgreinanlegar; protection: friðað. Iceland was settled c. 870; a range starting then means the site may go back to the settlement period.
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Grave

A single burial, often found without a visible marker during farming or construction.

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