Among other things, a stone-bottomed sink with a wooden boat sander and large quantities of both unused and used boat rivets, whetstones and tools for woodwork have been found at the then beach zone.
The finds of objects from the area are talked about. It shows with great clarity that this is where they have serviced their ships “, says Sven Isaksson, professor of laboratory archeology at Stockholm University, in a press release.
The archaeological investigations will continue, but the findings that have been made so far indicate that Birka also had a rich maritime cultural landscape and challenge the previous theories they had about how the Viking city’s maritime activities were organized.