Historic records suggest that up to 50 percent of Icelandic dwellings were partially comprised of turf until the late 19th century
Turf has been used as an architectural material for thousands of years by cultures across Europe and the Arctic since the Neolithic period., these green-cloaked dwellings melt into the natural landscape, a technique that first appeared with the arrival of Norse and British settlers during the 9th through 11th centuries at the height of the Viking Age in Europe. Unlike their previous maritime, subarctic environment, timber was sparse and slow to regenerate.
Because of turf’s biodegradable properties and susceptibility to wind and rain erosion, it is difficult to pinpoint its precise origins in the archaeological record, however evidence of similar constructions can be found throughout
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