Wild fowl egg consumption in postmedieval Iceland. SEM analysis of archaeological eggshells from the Bishop’s seat at Skálholt, southwest Iceland

•Iceland.•Eggshells.•Wildfowl.•SEM. An analysis of 20 samples of eggshells using SEM imaging successfully identified the samples to species level. The samples came from an archaeological site in Iceland dating to the 17th and 18th century, an elite ecclesiastical centre and Bishop’s household. The e...

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Published in:Journal of archaeological science, reports reports, 2021-08, Vol.38, p.103060, Article 103060
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