Niklas Eriksson

Niklas Eriksson is an Associate Professor in Maritime Archaeology at Stockholm University's Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, and a key researcher at the Centre for Maritime Studies (CEMAS). His work focuses on Baltic Sea shipwrecks, early modern maritime landscapes, and naval architecture across four centuries of Swedish maritime history.

• Stockholm University Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies
• CEMAS - Centre for Maritime Studies

His research combines archaeological fieldwork with archival analysis, particularly palaeography, to identify historical ships like the Dalarö Wreck as the Swedish naval vessel Bodekull. Notable projects include the six-year The Lost Navy program (financed by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond) aiming to write a monograph on Swedish Naval Architecture 1450-1850, and international collaborations like the Asine Revisited maritime archaeology project in Greece.

The 2025 publication on the Witte Swaen fluit ship demonstrates his focus on intact hull preservation in Baltic conditions, while his 2022 monograph Stormaktsskärgård explores maritime power structures in Stockholm's archipelago. His 2014 doctoral thesis Urbanism under Sail established foundational frameworks for analyzing spatial practices on fluit ships.

• Specializes in Baltic Sea shipwrecks (Gribshunden, Mars, Anna Maria)
• Expert in mixed-method research combining underwater archaeology with archival sources
• Recipient of multiple international publication venues in top nautical archaeology journals