This dissertation investigates processes controlling the Ca isotope geochemistry (δ44/40Ca) of Icelandic samples, from an atomic to island-wide scale. These studies embody the range of applications for which the Ca isotope proxy can apply in surficial environments, and I offer novel δ44/40Ca data for Icelandic rivers, rocks, minerals, soil, and...
This dissertation investigates long-term biographies of seventeen small medieval settlements in the region of Hegranes, Skagafjörður, North Iceland, placing their creation, development, and reuse in the context of coupled social and environmental change. The individuals and households who lived at the Hegranes sites were at the nexus of both kinds...
