Marine Shielings in Medieval Norse Greenland

Table 3.

Listing of site-level functional observation criteria discussed in the text and applied to the 17 Norse sites considered in the present study and discussed in the text. Noted in the table is the presence/absence of midden, as well as other deposits where sites have been test excavated; site-level wind and sunlight exposure versus shelter/shade; and site landing conditions. Also, site interpretations shown in Figure 1A and B are summarized with tentative indication of orientation towards marine or terrestrial resources.