Contributors: Lund University, Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Departments, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Archaeology, Lunds universitet, Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna, Institutioner, Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens historia, Arkeologi, Originator; Lund University, Faculty of Science, Department of Geology, Lunds universitet, Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Geologiska institutionen, Originator; Lund University, Profile areas and other strong research environments, Strategic research areas (SRA), MERGE: ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system, Lunds universitet, Profilområden och andra starka forskningsmiljöer, Strategiska forskningsområden (SFO), MERGE: ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system, Originator; Lund University, Profile areas and other strong research environments, Lund University Profile areas, LU Profile Area: Natural and Artificial Cognition, Lunds universitet, Profilområden och andra starka forskningsmiljöer, Lunds universitets profilområden, LU profilområde: Naturlig och artificiell kognition, Originator; Lund University, Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Departments, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Classical archaeology and ancient history, Lunds universitet, Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna, Institutioner, Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens historia, Antikens kultur och samhällsliv, Originator; Lund University, Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Departments, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Digital Archaeology Laboratory DARK Lab, Lunds universitet, Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna, Institutioner, Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens historia, Digital Arkeologi Laboratoriet DARK Lab, Originator; Lund University, Profile areas and other strong research environments, Strategic research areas (SRA), NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience, Lunds universitet, Profilområden och andra starka forskningsmiljöer, Strategiska forskningsområden (SFO), NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience, Originator
نبذة مختصرة : The Gullåkra wetland is located around 5 km south of the modern city of Lund and around 2.7 km east of the important Iron Age settlement of Uppåkra in Scania, southern Sweden. In the 1840s, a remarkable discovery was made in the wetland: a bronze lur dated to c. 1300 BCE, along with a boat and the bones of a large animal offering. As Bronze Age boats are exceedingly rare, this discovery makes the site highly significant for early Scandinavian maritime history. In 2023, excavations were carried out with the goal of relocating the boat discovered in the 19th century and assessing any additional remains within the wetland. Unfortunately, peat mining in the early 20th century drastically altered the landscape, obscuring its pre-industrial form and limiting further study. Although the boat could not be found, interdisciplinary methods, including dendrochronology, carbon dating, and sediment analysis, enabled the reconstruction of the wetland’s trans-Holocene history. Evidence of significant human and natural events was identified spanning the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, and early modern periods. The investigation underscores the enduring importance of wetlands as sites of human activity and ritual throughout prehistory. While the boat remains elusive, the Gullåkra wetland continues to demonstrate its potential for future discoveries relevant to the early history of southern Sweden. The study also highlights the value of interdisciplinary approaches in reconstructing long-term human and environmental histories.
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