In Oegstgeest Nieuw-Rhijngeest Zuid an early medieval settlement has been excavated. The excavation already began in the nineties of the last century and continued until 2014 by the University of Leiden.
Part of the dug-out bottom of an probably extended log-boat was discovered in 2009. It was found in a well (vnr 684). A wood sample was dendrochronologically dated to 612 +/-7 AD, making this vessel the earliest medieval ship find so far in the Netherlands. The wood sample matches with a calendar from the German Rhine land (EUDLIM01). The fragment of the bottom of the logboat suggests it was the extended part of an extended logboat. The dug out was the basis (bottom part) of the boat. Comparable extended log boat The Utrecht 1.
The Zuiderzee played an important role in the economy of the Low Countries since reaching its largest size in the Late Middle Ages.
Burgzand Noord
In the Wadden Sea lies the national monument Burgzand Noord, a location where sixteen historic shipwrecks from the 16th till 18th centuries have been preserved.
13 Provinces
In the '13 Provinces' project, volunteers and students uncover the extensive and varied maritime history of the Netherlands through local research.
