Mesolithic fish trap

Diving at Haväng in Scania, southern Sweden.
Divers Arne Sjöström, Beesham Soogrim and Krister Kam Tayanin inspecting a 8000-9000 years old fish trap in the detritus mud (trap no 2). The trap has been exposed due to wave actions and erosion by sand and stones. The exposed part of the trap is c. 0,5 x 4 meters. It is made of long hazel (Corylus avellana) sticks. A similar trap in the area has been radiocarbon dated by Jan Öijeberg (Malmö Museum) to c. 9000 years before present (calibrated) (fish trap no 1) . There are no visible signs of bindings between the sticks but any strings should have been eroded away at the exposed part of the trap. It was used for fishing in the damed Verke river valley during the mesolithic, before the area was flooded by the sea.
This was Kristers first dive after his initial dive course and first dive with heavy doubles on his back.

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Science & Technology

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• Haväng
• Hanöbukten
• Skåne
• Scania
• Sweden
• Maglemose culture
• Mesolithic
• mesolitikum
• Stone
• age
• stenålder
• fish trap
• submerged
• scuba
• diving
• mud
• gyttja
• corylus
• avellana
• avCanon
• 500D
• Ikelite

[albatrosgrup]

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[malfarius]

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[cuoylyf]

Good video!!