The Recent Find of a Cog of ca. 1240 in the Fjällbacka Archipelago, Western Sweden: A Preliminary Report

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank Aoife Daly, Dendro.dk, who conducted the dendrochronological analysis of the Dyngö cog; Lars Hedenäs, the Swedish Museum of Natural History, for his analysis of caulking mosses, and Torbjörn Brorsson, Ceramic Studies, who arranged for the ICP-MA/ES analysis of the ceramic sherd and carried out the subsequent provenance determination. Many thanks are also due to Jens Lindström, Nordic Maritime Group, and Anders Gutehall, Visuell Arkeologi Norden, for their participation in the 2021 fieldwork as well as for their continuous support. I am equally indebted to Anders Säldemark, Dyk-Leif, for special arrangements in conjunction with fieldwork, and Anders and Lena Ekelöf, for their hospitality and practical assistance. Last, but not least, the two anonymous reviewers are thanked for the constructive comments on the paper.

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Statement on Permissions

Sampling of the Dyngö cog for radiocarbon and dendrochronological analysis was conducted under permits Nos. 431-35395-2021 and 431-49881-2021, issued by the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland.

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Funding

Funding of the fieldwork and the various analyses were granted by Adlerbertska forskningsstiftelsen and VOTO – Voice of the Ocean.