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Abstract
The present farms Engenes and Bakkejord constitute the sites of this investigation. The eastern limit of the historical Greipstad farm – Engenes – had a small permanent settlement from during the period c. AD 750–950. Bakkejord had a permanent settlement from about AD 1200–1250. Four different periods since the Birth of Christ with farm abandonment or very low anthropogenic activity are recorded, and the two youngest ones are discussed on the basis of historical information.
Acknowledgements
My sincere thanks go to M.Sc. Ellen Elverland and Ph.D. Christin Jensen, IB, UiT for the pollen diagrams; to Ms. Tove Midtun IG, UiT for drawings; to Prof. Tore Vorren IG, UiT for information on Quaternary Geology; to professor emeritus Håvard Dahl Bratrein, Troms⊘ Museum for critical comments on historical issues; and to the National 14C-lab in Trondheim for the radiocarbon dates. Lastly, I want to thank the Editor, Prof. Bryan Hood, for improving the manuscript.