{"id":6188,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-fornleifafraedi-joe-wallace-walser-iii\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:36","slug":"doktorsvorn-i-fornleifafraedi-joe-wallace-walser-iii","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-fornleifafraedi-joe-wallace-walser-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed fornleifafr\u00e6\u00f0i: Joe Wallace Walser III"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" property=\"content:encoded\">\n<p>Fimmtudaginn 20. ma\u00ed 2021 fer fram doktorsv\u00f6rn vi\u00f0 Sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0i- og heimspekideild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. \u00de\u00e1 ver Joe Wallace Walser III doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed fornleifafr\u00e6\u00f0i, Hidden dangers? An investigation of volcanic and environmental impacts on human health and life in historical Iceland. V\u00f6rnin fer fram \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal \u00ed A\u00f0albyggingu H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 9. <a href=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/hi\/doktorsvornjoewwalser\">Smelli\u00f0 h\u00e9r til a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 v\u00f6rninni \u00ed streymi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Andm\u00e6lendur vi\u00f0 v\u00f6rnina ver\u00f0a dr. Anna Kjellstr\u00f6m, d\u00f3sent \u00ed fornleifafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Stokkh\u00f3lmi, og dr. Mike Church, pr\u00f3fessor \u00ed fornleifafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Durham h\u00e1sk\u00f3la.<\/p>\n<p>Doktorsritger\u00f0in var unnin undir lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn dr. Steinunnar Kristj\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttur, pr\u00f3fessors vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Einnig voru \u00ed doktorsnefnd dr. Agnar Helgason, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og dr. Rebecca Gowland, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 Durham h\u00e1sk\u00f3la. Sverrir Jakobsson, varaforseti Sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0i- og heimspekideildar, stj\u00f3rnar ath\u00f6fninni.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Um ranns\u00f3knina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eldgos geta \u00f3gna\u00f0 heilsufari f\u00f3lks og haft alvarleg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 n\u00e1tt\u00faruna, b\u00e6\u00f0i me\u00f0an \u00e1 \u00feeim stendur og til langs t\u00edma, s\u00f6kum h\u00e6ttulegra efna og eitra\u00f0ra lofttegunda sem \u00feau losa \u00fat \u00ed umhverfi\u00f0. St\u00f3r eldgos \u00e1 \u00cdslandi hafa \u00e1\u00f0ur veri\u00f0 talin hafa valdi\u00f0 st\u00f3rfelldum b\u00fafj\u00e1rdau\u00f0a, hungri, breytingum \u00e1 ve\u00f0urfari og vatns- og loftmengun, sem haf\u00f0i \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 mikil \u00e1hrif \u00e1 heilsu og l\u00edfsskilyr\u00f0i \u00edb\u00faa landsins fyrr \u00e1 t\u00ed\u00f0. Markmi\u00f0 \u00feessarar ranns\u00f3knar var a\u00f0 kanna hversu mikil \u00e1hrif eldsumbrotin h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00e1 heilsufar f\u00f3lks \u00ed gegnum aldirnar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi en um lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a \u00ed sama skyni \u00f6nnur mengunar\u00e1hrif \u00ed umhverfinu, til d\u00e6mis af mannav\u00f6ldum (s.s. me\u00f0 notkun kvikasilfurs, arseniks og bl\u00fds) og vegna loftslagsbreytinga (s.s. k\u00f3lnandi hitastigs \u00e1 Litlu \u00eds\u00f6ld).<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd ranns\u00f3kninni var margv\u00edslegum a\u00f0fer\u00f0um beitt en einkum stu\u00f0st vi\u00f0 greiningar \u00e1 beinum manna og d\u00fdra, auk jar\u00f0vegss\u00fdna. \u00cd \u00fartaki hennar voru bein 186 einstaklinga fr\u00e1 sj\u00f6 mismunandi st\u00f6\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00cdslandi sem voru \u00ed bygg\u00f0 allt fr\u00e1 10. \u00f6ld til 19. aldar. \u00de\u00e1 voru s\u00e9rt\u00e6kar greiningar ger\u00f0ar \u00e1 g\u00f6gnum fr\u00e1 Skri\u00f0uklaustri \u00ed Flj\u00f3tsdal, \u00fear sem var klaustur og sp\u00edtali \u00e1 \u00e1rabilinu 1493-1554, og fr\u00e1 Skeljast\u00f6\u00f0um \u00ed \u00dej\u00f3rs\u00e1rdal, sem l\u00f6g\u00f0ust \u00ed ey\u00f0i \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar Heklugoss \u00e1ri\u00f0 1104. Alls voru 36 s\u00fdni \u00far mannabeinum og 31 tanns\u00fdni, sem og 23 d\u00fdrabeinas\u00fdni og 13 jar\u00f0vegss\u00fdni valin til ranns\u00f3knarinnar fr\u00e1 Skri\u00f0uklaustri. Til samanbur\u00f0ar voru valin 14 beinas\u00fdni og n\u00edu jar\u00f0vegss\u00fdni fr\u00e1 Skeljast\u00f6\u00f0um.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Um doktorsefni\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joe Wallace Walser III lauk BA-pr\u00f3fi \u00ed mannfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Temple University \u00ed Philadelphiu og MSc-pr\u00f3fi\u00a0\u00ed fornmeinafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Durham University \u00ed Bretlandi. Hann starfar n\u00fa sem s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur vi\u00f0 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafn \u00cdslands.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":4951,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_phd_date_start":"2021-05-20T09:00:00+00:00","_phd_date_end":"2021-05-20T12:00:00+00:00","_phd_location":"A\u00f0albygging H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asalur","_phd_admission":"A\u00f0gangur \u00f3keypis","_phd_thesis_title":"","_phd_source_url":"https:\/\/gamli.hi.is\/vidburdir\/doktorsvorn_i_fornleifafraedi_joe_wallace_walser_iii","_phd_source_node_id":"374929","_phd_source_type":"vidburdir","_phd_member_id":710,"footnotes":""},"phd_school":[86,77],"phd_discipline":[88],"class_list":["post-6188","phd_defence","type-phd_defence","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","phd_school-deild-heimspeki-sagnfraedi-og-fornleifafraedi","phd_school-hugvisindasvid","phd_discipline-phd-i-fornleifafraedi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_defence\/6188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_defence"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/phd_defence"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_defence\/6188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"phd_school","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_school?post=6188"},{"taxonomy":"phd_discipline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_discipline?post=6188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}