Jim Hansson

In 2017 the Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums were commissioned to monitor the excavation at the old shipyard at Skeppsholmen's quay in Stockholm in case remains were revealed. The shipyard was the biggest workplace in the 17 th century. During the excavation a careening dock that was used for the maintenance and repair of large naval ships was first found. It was made of a large number of huge piles. The piles were pulled up and massive ship parts appeared beneath. It turned out to be a large shipwreck in oak. Due to the short time available we tried a new technique. We used a powerful suction digger so as not to damage the roots of trees during excavations. The suction digger helped us to remove the fill material very smoothly and quickly. With this method we managed to uncover large parts of the starboard side. A great number of dendro-samples were taken and it was also possible to conduct detailed archaeological documentation. The identification of the Scepter was made with the support of archaeological observations and dendrochronological samples, confirmed by archival documents. With these results we could see that this ship was indeed the first flagship of King Gustav II Adolf. The ship had a long and exciting history that now could be revealed. This is a fine example of how salvage archaeology together with new techniques can give us new information and great history that was once forgotten.

In 2017 the Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums were commissioned to monitor the excavation at the old shipyard at Skeppsholmen's quay in Stockholm in case remains were revealed. The shipyard was the biggest workplace in the 17 th century. During the excavation a careening dock that was used for the maintenance and repair of large naval ships was first found. It was made of a large number of huge piles. The piles were pulled up and massive ship parts appeared beneath. It turned out to be a large shipwreck in oak. Due to the short time available we tried a new technique. We used a powerful suction digger so as not to damage the roots of trees during excavations. The suction digger helped us to remove the fill material very smoothly and quickly. With this method we managed to uncover large parts of the starboard side. A great number of dendro-samples were taken and it was also possible to conduct detailed archaeological documentation. The identification of the Scepter was made with the support of archaeological observations and dendrochronological samples, confirmed by archival documents. With these results we could see that this ship was indeed the first flagship of King Gustav II Adolf. The ship had a long and exciting history that now could be revealed. This is a fine example of how salvage archaeology together with new techniques can give us new information and great history that was once forgotten.

The Maritime Museum (which is part of the National Maritime Museums) have during week no. 50 2016 conducted a preliminary archaeological inspection of the wreck S/S Baltic, Raä Hasslö 5. Raä Torhamn 119 which also was supposed to be inspected emanated according to agreement with the county administrative board.
The wreck of S/S Baltic were inspected and documented with both still- and video camera. The main task was to create a picture of the status of the wreck, the construction and as a basis for a decision to explain that Baltic eventually is a cultural monument.

The Maritime Museum (which is part of the National Maritime Museums) have during December 2016 conducted a preliminary archaeological inspection of three side scan sonar indications and one position pointed out by the Swedish Navy. The side scan sonar survey was made by the Swedish navy. Also the position pointed out on a map came from the Navy.
The purpose with the archaeological inspection was to see if some of the indications from the Swedish Navy could be the old war ship Blekinge, which was the first ship built in the new naval base in Karlskrona. Historical sources gave indications that the ship sunk in this area.
The archaeological inspection included four ship wrecks, all of them are evaluated as cultural monuments. One of the wrecks is most likely the warship Blekinge.

Sjöhistoriska museet har på uppdrag av länsstyrelsen i Blekinge län under vecka 21 (etapp 1) samt vecka 41 (etapp 2) 2015 utfört en arkeologisk utredning mellan Hasslö och Lind holmen i Karlskrona med anledning av en planerad avloppsledning. Utredningen har omfattat sonar­ kartering samt dykbesiktning av sonarindikationer. Dessutom genomförde Sjöhistoriska museet en antikvarisk kontroll när ledningen skulle läggas ned vid Lindholmsbron. Utred­ ningen samt den antikvariska kontrollen utfördes i nära samarbete med Karlskrona kommun. Vid sonarkarteringen påträffades 25 indikationer. Vid dykbesiktningen visade sig en av indikationerna vara en fartygslämning. Dessutom påträffades ytterligare en fartygslämning vid den antikvariska kontrollen. De två fartygslämningarna kunde med hjälp av historiska kartor identifieras (och därmed också dateras) till regalskeppet Solen som byggdes 1667 samt regalskeppet Victoria som byggdes 1658. Kulturlagret i hamnområdet karakteriseras av keramik, bearbetade timmerstockar samt mycket löst liggande tegelstenar samt fragment. Fynden som påträffades kunde inte da­ tera kulturlagret. National Maritime Museum (which is part of the National Maritime Museums) has in May, October and December 2015 conducted an archaeological investigation between Hasslö and Lindholmen in Karlskrona. The aim was to find ancient remains in the areas. During the sonar mapping, 25 indications were found. During the diving investigation one of the indications proved to be a wreck. Moreover, another wreck was encountered during the antiquarian control. The two wrecks could be identified by using historical maps (and thus also dated) as the royal warship Solen – which was built in 1667 in Lubeck, and the royal warship Victoria – built in 1658 at Skeppsholmen. The culture layer in the port area is characterized by ceramics, processed logs and very loose bricks and fragments. The finds could not date the cultural layer.

In between the 16-17 of October 2015, the Swedish National Maritime Museums were contracted to assess the archaeological impact of one planned submarine cable in the sound between Sickla and Finnboda, Nacka in the Swedish east coast archipelago close to Stockholm harbor. The archaeological survey revealed a delimitation of the wreck and parts of the cultural layer dating back to the 17th century and 18th century.

SJÖHISTORISKA MUSEET ARKEOLOGISK RAPPORT NR 2017:1 Två vrak bakom Chapman Sjöhistoriska museet (som är en del av Statens maritima museer) har mellan den 8–13 april 2016 ut-fört en arkeologisk utredning i området västra Skeppsholmen i Stockholms kommun eftersom Stock-holms Hamnar AB planerade att uppföra en tillfällig pontonhamn där inför ÅF-offshore race 2016. Syftet med undersökningen var att undersöka området som ligger inom fornlämning RAÄ Stockholm 103:1 med en Side Scan Sonar följt av dykande arkeologer och därefter fastslå ifall några fornlämningar fanns inom utredningsområdet. Utredningens resultat utgjorde ett underlag för länsstyrelsens vidare hantering av ärendet enligt 2 kap 11 § Kulturmiljölagen (1988:950). Den arkeologiska utredningen resulterade i att totalt tre fartygslämningar och en brygglämning påträffades, besiktades och positionerades. Två av lämningarna, Id1 och Dyk2 provtogs även med dendrokronologiska prover. Vraken har daterats till slutet av 1600-talet eller början av 1700-talet. Dateringen på bryggan uppskattas utifrån erosion och konstruktion samt i kombination av Hauswolfs karta från 1736. Ett rikt kulturlager innehållande keramik, glasflaskor, lösa skeppsdelar, lösa bryggdelar, ben och huggspån i området daterades från första hälften av 1400-talet fram till 2000-talet. Fartygs-lämningarna (Dyk 2 och Id 1) samt brygglämningen har bedömts utgöra fornlämningar. The Maritime Museum (which is part of the National Maritime Museums) have between 8–13th April 2016 carried out an archaeological assessment of an area west of Skeppsholmen in Stockholm municipality upon request by the Ports of Stockholm AB, who planned to construct a temporary pontoon for the ÅF Offshore Race in 2016. The purpose of the study was to investigate an area which is located within the ancient monument RAÄ Stockholm 103:1 with a Side Scan Sonar followed by diving archaeologists and thereafter determine if any ancient monuments were located in the study area. The results from the assessment will provide a basis for the County Administrative Board's continued handling of the case as detailed in Chapter 2 § 11 Cultural Heritage Act (1988: 950). The archaeological investigation located, positioned and analysed a total of three vessel remains and the remains from one jetty. From two of the remains, Id1 and Dyk2, samples were also taken for dendrochronological analysis. The wrecks have been dated to the late 1600s or early 1700s. The dating of the bridge is estimated on the basis of erosion and construction and based on Hauswolf's map from 1736. A rich cultural layer containing ceramics, glass bottles, loose ship parts, jetty parts, bones and wooden chippings in the area was dated to the first half of the 14th century until the 2000s. Vessel remains (Dyk 2 and Id 1) and the jetty remains are considered ancient monuments.

Arkeologisk utredning samt arkeologisk förundersökning RAÄ 103:1 och 206:1 m.fl. Sjöhistoriska museet (som är en del av Statens maritima museer) utförde i maj och juni 2015 en arkeologisk utredning mellan Blasieholmen och Skeppsholmen (Ladugårdslandsviken) samt en arkeologisk förundersökning i avgränsande syfte vid området mellan Skeppsholmen och Kastellholmen (RAÄ Stockholm 206:1). Uppdraget syftade till att se om fornlämningar finns i området samt att avgränsa RAÄ Stockholm 206:1 (som är ett område med hamn­ anläggningar) och fartygslämningarna inom detta område. Mellan Skeppsholmen och Kastellholmen (inom RAÄ 206:1) fann Sjöhistoriska museet 15 fartygslämningar, lösa skeppsdelar från ett okänt antal skeppsvrak, ett kulturlager samt rester av vad som kan utgöra flera generationers broar. Sju av vraken är stora örlogsskepp från 15–1600-tal. En fartygslämning daterades till slutet av 1580, en till 1584 och en tredje till 1616. En fjärde fartygslämning daterades till 1880. RAÄ Stockholm 206:1 kunde minskas i utbredning efter undersökningarna. Kulturlagret i hamnområdet karakteriseras av träflis, huggspån, keramik, skeppsdelar samt löst liggande timmer och trädetaljer. Fynden daterar kulturlagret främst till 1600-och 1700-tal. National Maritime Museum (which is part of the National Maritime Museums) has in May and June 2015 conducted an archaeological investigation between Blasieholmen and Skepps­ holmen (Ladugårdslandsviken) and an archaeological survey between Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen in Stockholm (RAÄ Stockholm 206:1). The aim was to find ancient remains in the areas and to define the limits of shipwrecks within RAÄ Stockholm 206:1, which is an area of harbor remains and shipwrecks. Between Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen (within RAÄ 206:1) National Maritime Museum found 15 shipwrecks, loose ship timbers from an unknown quantity of shipwrecks, a cultural layer and remains of what could constitute several generations of bridges. Seven wrecks are warships from the 16th and 17th century and one of those were dated to the end of the 1580s, one to 1584 and a third one to 1616. A fourth wreck was dated to 1880. The limits of RAÄ Stockholm 206:1 could be reduced after the survey. The cultural layer within RAÄ 206:1 consists of wood chips, ceramics, ship timbers, loose timbers and wooden details. The finds date the cultural layer mainly to the 17th and 18th century. en del av STATENS MARITIMA MUSEER

Arkeologisk utredning samt arkeologisk förundersökning RAÄ 103:1 och 206:1 m.fl. Sjöhistoriska museet (som är en del av Statens maritima museer) utförde i maj och juni 2015 en arkeologisk utredning mellan Blasieholmen och Skeppsholmen (Ladugårdslandsviken) samt en arkeologisk förundersökning i avgränsande syfte vid området mellan Skeppsholmen och Kastellholmen (RAÄ Stockholm 206:1). Uppdraget syftade till att se om fornlämningar finns i området samt att avgränsa RAÄ Stockholm 206:1 (som är ett område med hamn­ anläggningar) och fartygslämningarna inom detta område. Mellan Skeppsholmen och Kastellholmen (inom RAÄ 206:1) fann Sjöhistoriska museet 15 fartygslämningar, lösa skeppsdelar från ett okänt antal skeppsvrak, ett kulturlager samt rester av vad som kan utgöra flera generationers broar. Sju av vraken är stora örlogsskepp från 15–1600-tal. En fartygslämning daterades till slutet av 1580, en till 1584 och en tredje till 1616. En fjärde fartygslämning daterades till 1880. RAÄ Stockholm 206:1 kunde minskas i utbredning efter undersökningarna. Kulturlagret i hamnområdet karakteriseras av träflis, huggspån, keramik, skeppsdelar samt löst liggande timmer och trädetaljer. Fynden daterar kulturlagret främst till 1600-och 1700-tal. National Maritime Museum (which is part of the National Maritime Museums) has in May and June 2015 conducted an archaeological investigation between Blasieholmen and Skepps­ holmen (Ladugårdslandsviken) and an archaeological survey between Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen in Stockholm (RAÄ Stockholm 206:1). The aim was to find ancient remains in the areas and to define the limits of shipwrecks within RAÄ Stockholm 206:1, which is an area of harbor remains and shipwrecks. Between Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen (within RAÄ 206:1) National Maritime Museum found 15 shipwrecks, loose ship timbers from an unknown quantity of shipwrecks, a cultural layer and remains of what could constitute several generations of bridges. Seven wrecks are warships from the 16th and 17th century and one of those were dated to the end of the 1580s, one to 1584 and a third one to 1616. A fourth wreck was dated to 1880. The limits of RAÄ Stockholm 206:1 could be reduced after the survey. The cultural layer within RAÄ 206:1 consists of wood chips, ceramics, ship timbers, loose timbers and wooden details. The finds date the cultural layer mainly to the 17th and 18th century. en del av STATENS MARITIMA MUSEER