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NIKU OPPDRAGSRAPPORT 92/2012 
 
THE BRYGGEN MONITORING PROJECT,  
PART 17 
 
Report on the archaeological investigation of  
two test-pits, Schøtstuene, Bryggen, 2012 
 
Dunlop, A.R. 
 
 
 
 

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Tittel 
The Bryggen Monitoring Project, Part 17. Report on the archaeological 
investigation of two test-pits, Schøtstuene, Bryggen, 2012. 
Rapporttype/nummer 
NIKU Oppdragsrapport 92/2012 
Publiseringsdato 
30.6.2017 
Prosjektnummer 
156132937 
Oppdragstidspunkt 
15.3.2012 
Forsidebilde 
Under graving av prøvehull 2; Dunlop, NIKU. 
Forfatter(e) 
Dunlop, A.R. 
Sider 
14 
Tilgjengelighet 
Åpen 
Avdeling 
Arkeologi 
 
Prosjektleder 
Dunlop, A. R. 
Prosjektmedarbeider(e) 
 
Kvalitetssikrer 
Edvardsen, E. 
 
Oppdragsgiver(e) 
Statsbygg 
 
Sammendrag 
Rapporten beskriver resultatene fra den arkeologiske undersøkelsen av to små prøvehull gravd innenfor Schøtstuenes grunn i midten av 
mars 2012. Prøvehullenes formål var kartlegging av tykkelsen til moderne masser i to områder utsett som mulige lokaliteter for 
anleggelsen av store vannbeholdere for infiltrering av overvann til grunnen, noe som vil inngå som en del av tiltakene for heving av 
grunnvannstanden i det nordlige Bryggen-området. 
 
Emneord 
Bryggen, Schøtstuene, prøvehull, infiltrasjonstiltak 
 
Avdelingsleder 
Paasche, K. 
 
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Forord 
Bergen Kommunale Bygg takkes for gravetillatelsen, og Bergen Bydrift AS samt arkitekt 
Jan Lohne takkes for praktisk hjelp ved undersøkelsen. 
 
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NIKU prosjektnummer 156132937 (2012) 
Berørt område Schøtstuene 
Gnr/Bnr 167/1551 
Oppdragets art Arkeologisk undersøkelse av prøvehull 
Vedtaksdato; saksnummer 16.2.2012; 08/00262-89 
Oppdragsgiver Riksantikvaren Distriktskontor Vest 
Oppdraget utført av NIKU distriktskontor Bergen v/ A. R. Dunlop 
Oppdraget utført dato 15.3.2012 
Koordinater Se i teksten 
Overflate, dagens Se i teksten 
Tilstedeværelse av automatisk 
fredete kulturminner 
Nei 
Kulturhistorisk tolkning Moderne fyllmasser 
BRM-nr. BRM 973 
 
 
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Contents 
1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 7 
2 Background information.................................................................................................................. 7 
3 Methods .......................................................................................................................................... 8 
4 Description of the soil sequences in the test-pits ........................................................................... 8 
4.1 General remarks ...................................................................................................................... 8 
4.2 Test-pit 1 .................................................................................................................................. 8 
4.3 Test-pit 2 .................................................................................................................................. 8 
5 Finds & dating .................................................................................................................................. 9 
5.1 Test-pit 1 .................................................................................................................................. 9 
5.2 Test-pit 2 .................................................................................................................................. 9 
5.3 Dating: conclusions .................................................................................................................. 9 
6 Concluding remarks ......................................................................................................................... 9 
7 References ..................................................................................................................................... 10 
8 Documentation (NIKU) .................................................................................................................. 10 
 
 

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1 Introduction 
On 15th March 2012 two small test-pits were dug in the grounds of the collection of buildings called 
Schøtstuene, situated to the north of the Bryggen World Heritage Site. Rory Dunlop from the Bergen 
office of the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) was responsible for the 
archaeological side of things, with the local firm of Bergen Bydrift AS doing the digging work. The 
investigation’s purpose was to check if the modern soil was sufficiently thick to enable the 
installation of water-infiltration facilities without removing older, preservation-worthy deposits. 
Infiltration of collected surface-water in the Schøtstuene area will form part of the set of measures 
designed to raise the groundwater-level in the northern part of Bryggen, which in turn forms part of 
the work aimed at safeguarding the entire world heritage site (which includes the underlying cultural 
deposits). 
This investigation comes under NIKU project number 156132937. The work was funded by Statsbygg 
and carried out on behalf of Riksantikvaren (the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage). 
2 Background information 
As mentioned above, the test-pits are located in the grounds of Schøtstuene, a suite of historic 
buildings established here in the late 1930s. From various contemporary articles and from recent 
archaeological investigations (e.g. Dunlop 2007, Dunlop 2009) it is clear that this entailed the 
removal of a considerable volume of the upper cultural deposits and their replacement with modern 
fill – because the buildings have relatively deep cellars – but the full extent of this disturbance has 
remained largely unknown hitherto. 
 
Figure. 1. Map showing positions of the test-pits, along with monitoring wells MB30 and MB31. 
  
MB30 
MB31 Test-pit 1 Test-pit 2 
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3 Methods 
The test-pits were dug using a small backhoe, with some manual cleaning by the archaeologist to 
inspect the deposits in more detail. Recording was limited to digital photography, and the test-pits’ 
positions were surveyed by Multiconsult ASA. The various deposits recorded in the course of the 
investigation have not been assigned context numbers – it was felt to be unnecessary under the 
actual circumstances – but the test-pits have been assigned reference number «BRM 973» for 
identification purposes by Bergen Museum’s Middelaldersamlingen (the Medieval Collections). 
4 Description of the soil sequences in the test-pits 
4.1 General remarks 
The abbreviation “masl” stands for “metres above sea-level”. 
4.2 Test-pit 1 
Test-pit 1, which measured ca. 1 by 1 m, was located in the northern part of Schøtstuene’s grounds, 
and was not far from monitoring well MB30 (installed in 2009 – Dunlop 2009; MB30 was removed in 
2014 and replaced by MB47). Multiconsult ASA’s surveyors determined the test-pit’s mid-point’s 
coordinates as N6701436.90/E297503.90 (UTM EUREF 32N), and the modern soil surface was at an 
elevation of ca. 7.55 masl (datum NN1954). Weather conditions during the investigation were good. 
The modern garden soil was ca. 30 cm thick. Below this was just mixed back-fill – including a lot of 
demolition material, with some large blocks of masonry, among other things – all the way down to 
the bottom of the test-pit at ca. 6 masl. 
The excavator is not sure if all of this deposit is the back-fill in Schøtstuene’s building-pit from the 
1930s; the lower part could be from the later 19th century, but not earlier than that, judging by the 
glass and ceramics found in the deposit. However, there was a length of steel post from a garden 
fence at a depth of 0.85 m (6.70 masl), so we can be certain that there has been modern disturbance 
down to at least this depth. 
4.3 Test-pit 2 
Test-pit 2, which measured ca. 1 by ca. 0.8 m, was located in the western corner of Schøtstuene’s 
grounds, and was not far from monitoring well MB31 (installed in 2009; Dunlop 2009). Multiconsult 
ASA’s surveyors determined the test-pit’s mid-point’s coordinates as N6701439.80/E297464.95 (UTM 
EUREF 32N), and the modern flagstone surface was at an elevation of ca. 6.55 masl (datum NN1954). 
Weather conditions during the investigation were good. 
The sandy bedding layer under the flagstones was about 30 cm thick. Under this came loose garden 
soil, heavily interlaced with roots from the nearby tree, to a depth of 0.9 m (5.65 masl). This covered 
a jumbled deposit containing earth, stones, pieces of red brick/tile, iron nails, and sherds of modern 
glass and ceramics. This deposit continued on downwards below the bottom of the test-pit at ca. 5 
masl – some of the stones at the bottom (which prevented deeper excavation) must have protruded 
downwards at least another 30 cm – and it definitely represents part of the back-fill in Schøtstuene’s 
building-pit from the 1930s. The building-pit is therefore at least 1.8 m deep in this particular area – 
which is certainly not contradicted by the results from monitoring well MB31. 
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5 Finds & dating 
5.1 Test-pit 1 
No dating material of any kind was retained from test-pit 1, but as noted above the discarded sherds 
of glass and ceramics strongly indicated that the lower part of the back-fill deposit cannot be from 
earlier than the later 19th century. 
5.2 Test-pit 2 
No dating material of any kind was retained from test-pit 2, but the discarded finds in the lowest 
investigated deposit showed that this must have been part of the back-fill in Schøtstuene’s building-
pit from the 1930s. 
5.3 Dating: conclusions 
Both test-pits contained only modern deposits. 
6 Concluding remarks 
The two test-pits have clearly shown that modern deposits extend downwards to a depth of at least 
1.8 metres in the investigated areas. There are also the results of a number of earlier observations to 
support this picture: 
• the two monitoring wells, MB30 and MB31, investigated in 2009: in MB30, post-
medieval/modern deposits seemed to be up to 2.3 m thick, while in MB31 they were up 
to as much as 2.55 m thick; 
• the bared soil section that marks part of the north-western edge of Schøtstuene’s 
grounds: this was cleaned up and recorded by archaeologists Dunlop and Sletten in 1983 
(Dunlop: memo in Riksantikvaren’s archive), revealing that the post-medieval and 
modern deposits were up to 1.9 m thick; 
• the photos from the excavation of Schøtstuene’s building-pit, conducted by Koren-
Wiberg in the 1930s (the photos are included in Melle, 2012): these indicate that the 
building-pit was both relatively extensive and deep, though it is not possible to provide 
precise measurements) 
[NB.: the test-pits investigated by Dunlop in 2007 are not really relevant in this present context, since 
they were excavated within the extent of existing ditches, where the deposits would naturally consist 
of modern back-fill.] 
There should thus be adequate space for the construction of the kind of storage facilities as proposed 
by Floris Boogard. However, all excavation work should be conducted under archaeological super-
vision. 
Attention should be called to one further thing: in the area around test-pit 2 and dipwell MB31, 
excavation will probably mean clearing away a lot of roots, which may well weaken or kill the tree 
that stands in the southern part of this area – this problem will have to be looked into by a specialist. 
The tree may have to be removed, and if such turns out to be the case, permission will have to be 
sought from the relevant authorities. 
  
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7 References 
Dunlop, A. R., 2007. Schøtstuene, Bergen: Arkeologisk forundersøkelse, 2007. – NIKU Arkivrapport 
53-2007. NIKU distriktskontor Bergen. 
Dunlop, A. R., 2009. The Bryggen Monitoring Project, Part 9: report on the archaeological investiga-
tion of two dipwell boreholes, Schøtstuene, 2009. – NIKU Oppdragsrapport 222/2009. NIKU 
distriktskontor Bergen. 
Melle, T. 2012. Tilstandsvurdering av ruinen under Schøtstuene. – Byantikvaren, Bergen. 
8 Documentation (NIKU) 
• 14 digital photos (7 for test-pit 1, 7 for test-pit 2) (are uploaded to MUSIT’s 
photo database) 
 
Photo list 
Bilde nr. Undersøkelsestype Motiv Sett mot 
Bf30017_NIKU_0001 Forundersøkelse Mini-graveren løftes inn med kran Ø 
Bf30017_NIKU_0002 Forundersøkelse Mini-graveren løftes inn med kran Ø 
Bf30017_NIKU_0003 Forundersøkelse Hull 2: oversiktsbilde NØ 
Bf30017_NIKU_0004 Forundersøkelse Hull 2: ferdig gravd NNØ 
Bf30017_NIKU_0005 Forundersøkelse Hull 2: ferdig gravd NNØ 
Bf30017_NIKU_0006 Forundersøkelse Hull 2: ferdig gravd NNV 
Bf30017_NIKU_0007 Forundersøkelse Hull 2: ferdig gravd, hullets bunn  
Bf30017_NIKU_0008 Forundersøkelse Hull 1: oversiktsbilde NV 
Bf30017_NIKU_0009 Forundersøkelse Hull 1: NØ-side, alarmkabel under torven NØ 
Bf30017_NIKU_0010 Forundersøkelse Hull 1: ferdig gravd NØ 
Bf30017_NIKU_0011 Forundersøkelse Hull 1: ferdig gravd, jern gjerdestolpe 85 cm ned NV 
Bf30017_NIKU_0012 Forundersøkelse Hull 1: ferdig gravd SV 
Bf30017_NIKU_0013 Forundersøkelse Hull 1: ferdig gravd SV 
Bf30017_NIKU_0014 Forundersøkelse Hull 1: oversiktsbilde SV 
 
  
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Bf30017_NIKU_0005 
 
Bf30017_NIKU_0007 
  
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Bf30017_NIKU_0011 
 
Bf30017_NIKU_0012 
 

 
 
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