Archaeological excavations

This summer, archaeologists have been researching Eyrarbakki, where the great trading houses stood from the middle of the 18th century until 1950, when the store manager in the next village of Selfoss bought the houses and had them demolished to prevent competition forever. Excavations have taken place from the foundations of the oldest trading house, which was built in the middle of the 18th century by the Danish royal store. Earlier in the centuries, the Norwegians had built a storehouse under their store and it was called Rauðubúðir, but it is not known exactly where it stood. Summer shopping began in Eyrarbakki as early as the Viking Age.