A5010011212- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Law, logistics, and international trade
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Medieval European History and Architecture
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books
- Wood and Agarwood Research
- Offshore Engineering and Technologies
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- International Law and Human Rights
- Urban Development and Cultural Heritage
University of Copenhagen
2017-2024
Institute of Dendrology
2013-2024
Sax Institute
2018-2021
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
2021
National Gallery of Denmark
2017-2018
University College Dublin
2014-2017
University of Southern Denmark
2006-2007
Past trade in oak from the lands to east and south of Baltic Sea was extraordinary that it dominated Northern European market for specialized products many centuries. Equally is fact since 1980s, when a large corpus dendrochronological data artworks demonstrated represent material evidence this past trade, we, until now, have not been able pinpoint where, region, trees grew. Through our analysis we can now present likely sources three major timber groups material, significantly, new...
Not the least of unusual revelations that have come from wonderfully preserved ninth-century Norwegian ship burials at Oseberg and Gokstad, is fact both had been later broken into—by interlopers who defaced ship, damaged grave goods pulled out dispersed bones deceased. These ‘mound-breakers’ helpfully left spades stretchers in place, through application some highly ingenious dendrochronology our authors able to date break-ins with precision. Mound-breaking, it seems, took place during...
The wreck-site at Bøle near Skien was first reported in 1950 during dredging the river. ship is one of most significant medieval ship-finds Norway, and manner its discovery referred to as a tragedy archaeology. New investigations site 2004–2006 revealed more fragments from vessel cargo, now object new studies. This article presents description context, results an initial dendrochronological analysis provenance determination. © 2007 Authors
Dendrochronology (tree-ring analysis) allows us to precisely date and identify the origin of timber from historic contexts. However, reference datasets determine can include non-local origin. Therefore, we have applied Sr isotopic on timbers three buildings in Jutland, Denmark, mostly dating late 16 th early 17 centuries CE improve refine provenance identification. The dendrochronology suggested that some analysed were imported Swedish side Øresund/Kattegat while others local, again might be...
Oak wood was highly appreciated and widely used for construction in past centuries. As population sizes expanded some regions of Europe, local forests were depleted high-quality timber. Therefore, soaring economies importing timber initially from the European market eventually other continents. Origin archaeological or historical is usually identified by means dendroprovenancing, i.e. statistical matching tree-ring-width (TRW) series unknown origin with TRW reference datasets. However, this...
Abstract The development of a new cityscape in the old industrial harbour known as ‘Sønder Havn’ Køge eastern Zealand led summer 2018 to finding clinker-built shipwreck. ship had been built 1520s, exclusively from oak, and undergone reinforcement stem some ten years after initial building phase, hereby adding an extra outer layer clinker planks five riders on top floor timbers. extensive dendrochronological analysis showed that felled Baltic area, while timbers keel vessel were somewhere...
The felling of the oak trees used to build Karschau ship took place in or around AD 1140s. tree-ring curves from planks Ship match best with site-means Odense, a medieval town on island Funen, Denmark. New research being carried out by author is allowing determination provenance ancient more local level. Through this dendrochronological research, it now possible differentiate between small regions timber sources for shipbuilding, nuanced interpretation. © 2006 Author
In 2000, the remains of a cog, Doel 1, were found in Doel, Belgium. Wood species identification all ship timbers and smaller elements was performed. European oak dominant species, followed by alder that used for fairings. total 150 ring-width series recorded. The construction date set at AD 1325/26 proved to originate from forests along rivers Elbe Weser. For bottom strakes strict symmetrical layout observed. keel plank hewn trunk with slightly earlier felling date. Repairs performed...
Although variations in building activity are a useful indicator of societal well-being and demographic development, historical datasets for larger regions longer periods still rare. Here, we present 54,045 annually precise dendrochronological felling dates from construction timber across most Europe between 1250 1699 CE to infer activity. We use geostatistical techniques compare spatiotemporal dynamics past European against independent demographic, economic, social climatic data. show that...
Ocean-going ships were key to rising maritime economies of the Early Modern period, and understanding how they built is critical grasp challenges faced by shipwrights merchant seafarers. Shipwreck timbers hold material evidence dynamic interplay wood supplies, craftmanship, evolving ship designs that helped shape world. Here we present results dendroarchaeological research carried out on Batavia's wreck timbers, currently display at Western Australian Shipwrecks Museum in Fremantle. Built...
In this article, we provide practical and straightforward guidance for the selection sampling of shipwreck timbers dendrochronological research. We outline strategies present informative figures that illustrate how to proceed in a variety scenarios archaeologists regularly encounter. However, order fully exploit potential tree-ring research on these objects, would urge involve dendrochronologists during project planning phase carefully plan conduct adequate assemblages. Selección y Muestreo...
Abstract In our study, we employed an interdisciplinary approach to study the diverse parts of Missale Nidrosiense , published in 1519. Our aim was a thorough investigation materials used and manufacturing methods that may give indications on dating provenance components book where bound. Initially, visual multispectral were investigate books’ components, printing technology bookbinding structure. Subsequently, other applied: composition metallic determined by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy...
Dendrochronology is not a new method for attaining high-precision dates archaeological and historic remains of timber. But the extent to which dendrochronology utilized attain detailed precision dating complex wooden structures can suffer from fact that often applied in commercial archaeology, where analysis severely limited by cost constraints. Instead lamenting potentially lost levels detail might have slipped through over years, it hoped presenting potential high chronological precision,...
The Maderö wreck was discovered in the 1960s Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden. An archaeological investigation undertaken 2022 included inspection and documentation of visible ship parts, sampling for dendrochronological analysis ICP from brick cargo. results show that wood originates Baltic Sea area felled after 1467, while clay Mecklenburg-Vorpommern area. ship's technical shows it is a large clinker-built merchant ship. Traces iron on recovered stone shot indicate armed when sank.
At the spring tides, during summer of 2011, a team from School Archaeology, University College Dublin, made several research trips to complex medieval fishweirs at location close Boarland Rock on Fergus estuary, Co. Clare, Ireland (Excavation license no. 09E0358). The purpose these visits was obtain samples wood two structures, carry out chronological studies. Through detailed examination aim refine approaches questions so that we might further understand their construction and use history...
SThe Skaftö wreck of c.1440, situated north Gothenburg, Sweden, was investigated between the years 2005 and 2009. Investigations revealed a variety cargoes, such as copper speiss ingots, barrels with lime tar, bricks roof tiles, oak timber in form planks boards. In order to identify different cargo types found on wreck, and, possibly, establish their geographical origin, analytical methods have been utilized. The present study accounts for archaeological investigations analyses that...
The precise dating and determination of the source timbers in shipwrecks found around coasts North Sea Baltic Sea, through dendrochronology allows us to see connections between north south, east west throughout region a high chronological precision. In this paper we take look at results recent analyses timber from ships, barrel cargoes, try draw picture, twelfth seventeenth centuries, links regions, transport oak ships trade timber. Archaeological finds cargos fine art objects (painted...
In 2002, the preserved bottom part of a wreck was excavated, identified as cog, and named Doel 2. An interdisciplinary research programme (2010–2014), revealed that ship constructed after 1328 with wood from northern Poland. Complete 3D-registration timbers, structural analysis showed it had keelplank natural upward curve at bow served hook, most planks were recaulked, among many other repairs. The ended up in ‘den Deurganck’, creek near Scheldt river where partially disassembled before...
For more than a decade the Hiddensee 12 and Poel 11 shipwrecks (Fig. 1), also known as Gellen wreck cog (Förster, 2009), have been regarded late 14th-century cargo vessels built on south-western shores of Baltic Sea in Mecklenburg. was discovered 1996 during survey by regional society for underwater archaeology south-west coast island Hiddensee. Soon after it located, few medieval artefacts found nearby, presence axe marks all visible timbers, use double clenched nails to connect planks...