Jóansøkugras (Plantago lanceolata) og forsøgulig búseting í Føroyum: Plantago lanceolata in the Faroe Islands and its significance as indicator of prehistoric settlement

Abstract

In this paper the history of Plantago lanceolata in the Faroe Islands is discussed. From concluded that P. lanceolata reached the
Faroe Islands about 2300 B.C. It is also concluded that the plant was brought to the islands by people. Another P. lanceolata
horizon is at Sandur, 390 B.C. It is not certain whether this was a new settlement or a spread of the plant within the islands.
Many datings of P. lanceolata are from the time about AD 700, reflecting increased human activity in the islands at this time.