The medieval shipwreck site in Nauvo

The medieval shipwreck site that was found in the Archipelago National Park in the outer archipelago of Finland in 1996 has been one of the most important research projects for the Maritime Archaeology Unit in the last few years. At first researchers found only a few artefacts that had once been onboard a ship but later they found remains of a ship, too. The National Board of Antiquities heard about the site in 1996 when a group of biologists was diving in the outer archipelago of Nauvo and came across ceramics dishes and a church bell. Bronze pots and pieces of them, preforms of stone grinders, and remains of a wooden ship were found at the site later.

The structures of the ship are very worn and for the most part covered by sediment. No excavation has so far been done at the site, which means we do not really know what kind of a ship there is. Nevertheless, based on the ceramics and other items found in the area, the site is dated to the 14th century.