High-definition approaches are currently revolutionizing our understanding of the archaeology of urban archives. Multi-proxy studies at a high spatial resolution offer especially an opportunity to capture their high data potential. Here we present a study of complex floor layers from an occupation phase dating to c. AD 790–830 uncovered in the Viking-age emporium Ribe, Denmark (c. AD 700–900). In order to better understand stratigraphy and the use of indoor space, mapping for soil geochemistry (portable X-ray fluorescence analysis, pXRF) on a high-resolution grid (0.25 × 0.25 m, n = 1059), was combined with targeted sampling for soil micromorphology and artefact distributions. The results show that the studied occupation phase was composed of several short-lived floor phases belonging to two consecutive houses that had been sampled in conjunction, and which exhibited a complex stratigraphy. The older house phase had a primarily domestic function, where ten functional areas could be defined, and are interpreted as designated spaces for food preparation, storage, sitting or sleeping, and weaving. A younger house phase contained a metal workshop in addition to domestic functions. Methodologically, a number of new, potentially anthropogenic, elements of archaeological interest, such as arsenic, manganese and sulfur, were identified that may contribute to interpretations, while the multi-proxy approach elucidates the refined scale at which we can understand a complex stratigraphic sequence and the integrity of its units. This study shows how the various aspects of Viking-age urban life (craft production, domestic life) were integrated, and sheds light on the dynamics of urban occupation.

高清方法目前正在彻底改变我们对城市档案考古学的理解。高空间分辨率的多代理研究尤其提供了捕捉其高数据潜力的机会。在这里，我们提出了一项对复杂楼层的研究，该楼层可追溯到公元前的占领阶段。公元 790-830 年，在丹麦里伯维京时代的商场中出土（约公元 700-900 年）。为了更好地了解地层学和室内空间的使用，在高分辨率网格（0.25 × 0.25 m，n = 1059）上进行土壤地球化学绘图（便携式 X 射线荧光分析，pXRF），与有针对性的采样相结合土壤微形态和人工分布。结果表明，所研究的占用阶段由属于两个连续房屋的几个短暂的楼层阶段组成，这两个房屋已联合采样，并且表现出复杂的地层。老房子阶段主要有家庭功能，可以定义十个功能区域，并被解释为指定的食物准备、储存、坐着或睡觉以及编织的空间。较年轻的住宅阶段除了家庭功能外还包含金属车间。从方法上来说，一些新的、潜在的人类活动的、具有考古意义的元素，如砷、锰和硫，被确定为可能有助于解释的元素，而多代理方法则阐明了我们可以理解复杂地层序列的精确尺度。及其单位的诚信度。这项研究展示了维京时代城市生活的各个方面（手工艺生产、家庭生活）是如何整合的，并揭示了城市职业的动态。