Maritime archaeologists from the Danish Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde face an urgent challenge: one of the best-preserved underwater Stone Age settlements in the world Tudse Hage by Skelskør Fjord on the west coast of the Danish island of Zealand One of the best-preserved underwater Stone Age settlements in the world is located at Tudse Hage near the mouth of Skælskør Fjord on the west coast of the Danish island of Zealand The settlement is over 7,000 years old and dates back to the Early Stone Age The Viking Ship Museum is currently conducting an underwater investigation of the unique archaeological site at Tudse Hage The area around Tudse Hage contains exceptionally well-preserved and rare ancient artifacts but after having been safely buried under meters of sand and silt erosion now threatens to wash away all traces along with researchers from the National Museum is mapping the preservation conditions around a 7,000-year-old underwater Stone Age settlement from the Ertebølle culture The investigations are funded by the Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces' fund for sites threatened by cultivation and erosion as severe erosion threatens to destroy the site's invaluable cultural heritage Tudse Hage is one of the best-preserved underwater Stone Age settlements in the world Finds from the area include unique items such as tools made of antler and bone rare discoveries of well-preserved fishing equipment which is now gently protected under a layer of sandbags "The seas around Denmark hold some of the best-preserved Stone Age settlements in the world the preservation conditions are so good that the leaves from trees that are 7,000 years old are still green when we reach the ancient settlement layers," says curator Morten Johansen head of maritime archaeological investigations at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde » Follow this link to watch video from the underwater excavation The site was first found in the 1950s by a recreational diver the area has been the subject of numerous excavations and studies archaeologists expect to find even more traces of Stone Age daily life and perhaps gain answers as to how the development of specialised fishing and hunting technology changed people's lives 7,000 years ago "Underwater Stone Age settlements provide us with completely new knowledge about how people lived 7-9,000 years ago we can gain insight into technological development and find answers to big questions about when humans started building boats and using fishing tools—developments that significantly changed people's ability to gather food and create connections across the rising seas," explains Morten Johansen The Tudse Hage settlement is located just 50 meters from the coast at a depth of 2 to 3.5 meters and covers an area of approximately 250 by 250 meters The preservation conditions at Tudse Hage have been so optimal that organic materials and the personal equipment of prehistoric people tell the story of a world that was submerged after the Ice Age when the sea levels rose significantly Erosion at Tudse Hage has been significant in recent years Parts of the settlement have been exposed by the force of the waves and maritime archaeologists have documented such extensive sediment loss that the fragile settlement material is at risk "It’s no longer just a theoretical risk; erosion is already well underway we documented changes in sedimentation and found several exposed artifacts lying freely on the seabed intact red deer antlers and half of a dog skull This tells us that the settlement layer is undergoing rapid degradation." The goal of the investigations is therefore not just to document the site itself but also to understand how changes in current conditions and erosion affect the preservation of these unique cultural relics and with that goes our chance to learn about ancient technology and daily life," Morten Johansen emphasizes The museums continue to work with recreational divers to monitor the Stone Age site and it is partly based on their recurring observations that archaeologists know that ancient finds are regularly exposed in the area Tudse Hage has the potential to reveal an entirely new side of Denmark's prehistory But if erosion is allowed to continue without extensive excavations this opportunity will be lost—like a Stone Age Atlantis slowly sinking into the oblivion of the sea » Follow this link to find press photos from the underwater excavation as severe erosion threatens to destroy the settlement's invaluable cultural heritage » Opening hours and prices » Become a friend of the museum » Subscribe to the Newsletter The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is the home of five world famous Viking ships and is the Danish museum for ships seafaring and boatbuilding culture in ancient and medieval times Privacy and cookie policy | Subscribe Newsletter Vikingeskibsmuseet: Vindeboder 12 . 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For more information, please see our University Websites Privacy Notice student studying submerged remains off the coasts of Denmark and Connecticut says underwater archaeology is a field that’s rich in research potential Archaeological digs are usually associated with dry land student in anthropology and a professional maritime archaeologist is taking excavations – and student excavators – to new depths This summer he participated in the initial fieldwork of a five-year project at Tudsehage a submerged Stone Age settlement site in Denmark was occupied by humans between 8,500 and 7,500 years ago Underwater archaeological excavation is one of Robinson’s areas of expertise He says excavating former human settlements that are now submerged is a rich area of research because to date most archaeological research has ended at the current shoreline Robinson anticipates this area of maritime archaeology will expand rapidly in the next decade The view that underwater archaeology is too expensive or hard to do is incorrect a depth that allows divers to work underwater easily and safely for hours at a time The first artifacts found at Tudsehage were located by a skin diver A brief investigation by Viking Ship Museum staff in 2002 found additional stone and bone tools as well as a fragment of a dugout log boat and a fish trap Robinson and his colleagues found evidence of tool making and food processing and what may prove to have been the remains of a hearth and a dwelling The submerged organic remains of a dwelling from this period “would be a really amazing find and unique in the archaeological record,” he says Organic remains associated with a dwelling are better preserved underwater than on dry land where they deteriorate rapidly in fluctuating temperature and humidity extremes and in the presence of oxygen This is part of the reason why submerged sites hold so much research potential and why Robinson is interested in them The challenge for maritime archaeologists is to develop effective methods for finding and excavating these sites Robinson’s work this summer in Skaelskor was filmed by National Geographic which is preparing a documentary on the Doggerlands a submerged paleo-landscape in the southern North Sea that was once exposed land inhabited by humans The Tudsehage site was the only such area being excavated this year Robinson hopes to take UConn undergraduate students to work there in a study abroad field school Work on the site is directed by Jorgen Dencker of the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde one of the world’s few experts on Stone Age underwater archeology Dencker is a member of Robinson’s dissertation committee What Robinson learns in Denmark could be applied to underwater areas off the Connecticut coast and could help anthropologists piece together a more complete picture of this area’s early human history “I have no doubt there are thousands of submerged sites all up and down the coast,” he says it would have been possible to walk out to what is now Block Island and further Robinson is working on a model for southern New England to predict where submerged sites may be located he collects remote sensing data and core sediment samples that can indicate where relics of the formerly exposed and occupied landscape are preserved intact Essential to developing submerged settlements archaeology in this country will be the involvement of Native American partners because it is their ancestral heritage that is being studied Robinson has chaired an international symposium on this subject that brought tribal representatives together with state and federal agencies and other researchers to discuss the issue of cultural sensitivity toward these resources “By studying submerged settlements here in southern New England we have an opportunity to completely rewrite the early human history of the region,” he says “and answer long-standing questions about coastal adaptation of its earliest settlers answers that today can only be found underwater.” Robinson has already taken undergraduates to Sweden to help the Swedish National Maritime Museum document the remains of the 1628 shipwreck Vasa Students in his maritime archaeology class have also done fieldwork on the wreck site of the 1899 steamboat Aunt Polly in the Connecticut River will conduct fieldwork at a submerged settlement site in Rhode Island waters but Fred Meijer never forgot his hometown roots From the Marshall Fredericks sculpture in the center of town to the bicycle trails that wind through its neighborhoods Meijer was a generous benefactor to the place where he grew up and where his father started a grocery store in 1934 He never forgot where his roots were,” recalled his 91-year-old high school classmate Virginia Wood “When he heard he could do something for Greenville Meijer rarely participated in after-school activities FULL COVERAGE: Fred Meijer, West Michigan billionaire grocery magnate, dies at 91 he was headed for work on the farm or at the store.” Meijer insisted on hosting reunions of his Greenville High School Class of ’37 every five years The last one was at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in 2002 Former Mayor Lloyd Walker recalls Meijer was an easygoing man who regularly showed up for his schoolmate’s funerals with his wife frequently making himself the butt of them you’d know he was worth $5.2 billion,” Walker said “But you’d never know it from meeting him.” Walker recalls a day during his tenure as mayor when the Meijers took him his wife and the visiting mayor of sister city Meijer insisted his motorhome stop for ice cream at a new store west of Saginaw Meijer introduced himself first to his employees and then to customers handing out his trademark coupons for a free cone at the Purple Cow stand and asking them how far they had traveled and if they enjoyed the experience “He spent about half an hour out there and he told us about all of these people he had met,” Walker said Walker said he stayed in touch with Greenville politics and his beloved “Store No When city officials were working with Meijer to develop a network of bicycle trails around Greenville Walker said some local farmers resisted until Meijer met with them “Fred would sit on the desk in the front of the room and would start telling stories about his youth and being on a farm and how important it was to stay close to nature,” Walker said “He got the cooperation of those landowners who were farmers and many of them are now supporters.” said her father operated a Greenville grocery when Meijer’s father was starting a retail empire with his own small grocery The competition “soon became meaningless,” Walker said the Meijers had moved to a bigger one on the north edge of town That was replaced in 2000 with a store west of town Meijer was the lead donor for the construction of the Hendrik & Gezina Meijer Surgery & Patient Care Center on Spectrum Health’s United Memorial Campus two endoscopy suites and 24 private patient rooms 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