The core was taken as a part of an international research project, The Millennium project. The Millennium project is founded by the 6 th Framework Program of the European Commission (grant 017008-2).
Kjarninn var tekin sem hluti af alþjóðlegu rannsóknarverkefni (European Climate of the last Millennium (Millennium), 017008-2 styrkt af 6. rammaáætlun Evrópusambandsins).