Wine & Science: Archaeology Under the Sea

Four archaeologists explore what lies beneath Danish waters - shipwrecks, sunken settlements, and the methods used to date and interpret finds from the seabed. Mikael Fauvelle's lecture is held in English; the others in Danish.

Otto Uldum, marine archaeologist and excavation leader, discusses Svælget 2 - an exceptionally well-preserved wreck of a cargo ship from the 1400s, discovered during preliminary investigations for Lynetteholmen and excavated by the Viking Ship Museum in 2023. The wreck turned out to be the world's largest cog and is known from the DR series "Gåden i dybet".

Mikael Fauvelle, archaeologist and project leader from Lund University, presents new Danish-Swedish research collaboration on the Hjortspring Boat - Northern Europe's oldest clinker-built vessel, approximately 2400 years old. A fingerprint from one of the warriors aboard is among the finds that shed new light on the question of who the attackers on Als actually were.

Peter Moe Astrup, marine archaeologist and project leader, shares results from a multi-year project in Aarhus Bay, where marine archaeologists from Moesgaard discovered an 8500-year-old Stone Age settlement in 2017 - the oldest known coastal settlement from southern Scandinavia. The project combined diving investigations with mapping of the underwater landscape.

Aoife Daly, dendroarchaeologist and internationally recognized expert in dendrochronology, explains how tree rings function as a barcode for weather and region - making it possible to date and locate timber from archaeological excavations and map the development of timber trade in Northern Europe.

A glass of wine is served during the break, included in the ticket price.