GRIBSHUNDEN Shipwreck 2019

Foley, Brendan (PI)
Rönnby, Johan (PI)
Nilsson, Björn (Researcher)
Dell'Unto, Nicolo (Researcher)
Derudas, Paola (Research student)

Södertörn University

Project: Research

Description

Excavation of flagship of Danish King Hans (1495) and analysis of artifacts from the site. GRIBSHUNDEN was built as a Ship of Discovery, similar to Columbus' SANTA MARIA. It was the first generation of sailing ship capable of carrying a battery of heavy guns, and was designed to project military and political power across great distances.

Popular science description

Underwater archaeological excavation of the wreck of the royal Danish flagship from 1495.

Short title	GRIBSHUNDEN Shipwreck
Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	2019/06/27 → 2021/06/26

Collaborative partners

Lund University (lead)
Södertörn University (Project partner)
Blekinge museum (Project partner)

Funding

Crafoord Foundation

UKÄ subject classification

Archaeology

5 Article
2 Report

Managing Data from Maritime Archaeology Investigations: AIR at Gribshunden
Derudas, P. & Foley, B., 2024 Jan 31, In: Acta Archaeologica. 94, 1, p. 146–166 21 p., 1.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Casks from Gribshunden (1495) – Dendrochronology of Late Medieval Shipboard Victual Containers
Hansson, A., Linderson, H. & Foley, B., 2022, In: International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. 51, 2, p. 358-375 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Purse of medieval silver coins from royal shipwreck revealed by X-ray microscale Computed Tomography (µCT) scanning
Ingvardson, G., Müter , D. & Foley, B., 2022, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 43, 103468, 19 p., 103468.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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2 Finished
2 Active

Floating Castles: the Built Environment and Social Signaling in Medieval Scandinavia
Foley, B. (Researcher) & Hansson, M. (CoPI)
Swedish Research Council
2023/01/01 → 2025/12/31
Project: Research
AIR: Archaeological Interactive Report
Derudas, P. (PI), Nurra, F. (Researcher) & Dell'Unto, N. (Supervisor)
2021/05/31 → …
Project: Research
The sturgeon barrel from the Gribshunden shipwreck
Macheridis, S. (Researcher), Hansson, M. (Researcher) & Foley, B. (PI)
2019/10/01 → 2020/09/30
Project: Research

4D Imaging Lab
Hall, S. (Manager) & Engqvist, J. (Contact)
Solid Mechanics
Infrastructure
Laboratoriet för Digital Arkeologi DARK Lab
Dell'unto, N. (Manager) & Hansson, M. (Manager)
Archaeology
Infrastructure

Vrak och trätunnor från GRIBSHUNDEN: bevis för Politisk Ekonomisk Renässans i Östersjön
Foley, B. (Recipient), 2020 Jun 2
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)