The composition of the founding population of Iceland: A new perspective from 3D analyses of basicranial shape.

The settlement of Iceland in the Viking Age has been the focus of much research, but the composition of the founding population remains the subject of debate. Some lines of evidence suggest that almost all the founding population were Scandinavian, while others indicate a mix of Scandinavians and pe...

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Main Authors: Kimberly A Plomp, Hildur Gestsdóttir, Keith Dobney, Neil Price, Mark Collard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246059