I svenska vatten finns ett stort antal vrak från gångna tiders sjöfart. Många av dem har sjunkit för mindre än 100 år sedan, och räknas därmed inte, enligt nuvarande lagstiftning som fasta fornlämningar. Med utgångspunkt från pågående diskussioner om dessa vraks kulturvärden skriver Mirja Arnshav om sportdykares, antikvariers och andra intressegruppers förhållande till det moderna kulturarvet och deras agerande när det gäller de moderna vraken. I yngre ”Yngre vrak” – samtidarkeologiska perspektiv på ett nytt kulturarv diskuteras värdering och urval, arkeologiska processer samt etablerande av nytt kulturarv. I ljuset av detta belyses också relationen mellan kulturlämningars ålder och samtidens intresse.

Half-carvels are vessels on which the lowest part of the hull is built with overlapping strakes of planking, referred to as clinker

construction, and the uppermost parts of the hull are constructed with the planks laid side by side, in the carvel fashion. These

mixed planking constructions occurred in the 16th century (as far as we know), but became very common in later centuries.

The aim of this article is to highlight the existence of different versions of clinker construction, and to discuss some reasons

behind the selection of the technique.

In 2009 the well-preserved wreck of a 17th-century merchant ship was found at a depth of 50 m in the Stockholm Archipelago. On the top of the ship's rudder is a carved lion, inspiring the working name ‘Lion Wreck’. The state of preservation provides a rare opportunity to study the conditions on board a typical 17th-century Dutch merchant ship trading in the Baltic. The aim of this text is to describe and summarize the first thorough survey of the site, carried out in spring 2010.

We report an exceptionally well preserved 17th-century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. The investigation of the intact 3-dimensional hull at 130 m depth in the cold dark water has demanded new methods of documentation. Field investigation of ‘The Ghost Ship’ has been done in co-operation with a nautical survey company, combining archaeological skills with advanced technology and filming for a television documentary. The discovery offers detailed knowledge about Dutch shipbuilding and the construction of fluyts. We also believe that study of the social organisation aboard this small trading ship can give insights into the mentality and ideology of the period.

In trying to understand why archaeology is so strongly associated with the method of excavation, this paper examines different relationships between excavation, archaeology, archaeologists and modern society.