Maritime Archaeology Week

On May 30 - June 7, 2025, archaeological dives will take place in Lödde å, lectures on the area´s history and more.

The talks and today´s briefing are open to the public. NB! Limited amount of seats. First come, first served...

Organizers

"The Archaeological Open Air Museum VikingaTider" in Löddeköpinge and "Maritime Archaeological Society" (MAS). Various archaeological experts with a focus on Lödde å and Skåne´s Viking Age/early Middle Ages participate.

More about the Maritime Archaeology Society can be found here.

History

Löddeköpinge dates back to the Viking Age when it was home to one of the major marketplaces in Skåne. In the immediate vincinity is also Borgeby castle, which also dates back to the Viking Age when there was a mighty ring castle here. The goods that came by sea to the market place in Löddeköpinge were reloaded to smaller ships at a port facility popularly know as "Lödde kar".

There is an older C14 dating of this harbour construction to the Viking Age, but the dating is uncertain.On the Lödde river, many ships have traveled and there are some wrecks of different ages in the wide river, which have yet to be explored. There are also some Stone Age remains and Stone Age forests under water in the area around the mouth of the Lödde river.

The two directions of the project

• Mapping of ”Lödde kar” and sampling of found timber for dendrochronological dating of the remains. 
• Sonar mapping and diving to locate and inspect wrecks in Lödde river.

There will also be several interesting lectures on the history of the area.