David Hauer

Conservator (Head engineer)

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Conservator for the safeguarding, relocation, and preservation strategy for the Viking ships (Oseberg, Gokstad, Tune) and the sleds from the Oseberg find at the Viking Ship Museum, Oslo. The work includes developing methods for analyzing complex structures in archaeological wood, assessing the mechanical tolerance of artifacts, and establishing threshold values for vibration and indoor climate.

Currently I am working with the planning of the extension of the Viking age museum in Oslo, opening in 2027. I am the conservator in charge of the project “Safeguarding of Objects”, comprising a cross disciplinary group of engineers and resources on project and risk management. Our focus is to secure the large-scale archaeological wooden structures in the collection (three Viking ships and three sleds) during the construction period, the later move into the new museum, and establish long term preservation strategies. Responsibilities include risk analysis, project planning, hardware design, work descriptions, testing, monitoring, and implementation of planned measures.

Academic Interests

Complex wooden structures, including fixed installations, vehicles and vessels such as buildings, functional interiors, water wheels (saws and mills), horse-drawn equipment, sleds, wagons, ships, and boats. Since 2014, I have focused mainly on the Viking ships Oseberg, Gokstad, and Tune, as well as the sleds from the Oseberg find.
Wood technological aspects of historical and archaeological wood.
Methodology for various wood technological and structural analyses (optical 3D monitoring, load/deformation analyses, dynamics, monitoring of load distribution, and climate responce).
Traditional surface treatments for wood, such as tar and products based on linseed oil.
Ethics, conservation and preservation principles in the cultural heritage field.
Technical building preservation, building ecology (biological degradation), and climate impact. Preservation management and conservation strategies for buildings, cultural monuments and environments.
Cultural history/ethnology, including the relationship between humans, animals and nature, housing and building traditions, and the cultural history of agriculture. The material and social aspects related to craftsmanship and object characteristics.

Education

PhD Fellow, Conservation Science, University of Oslo (UiO), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Master's degree in object conservation, University of Oslo (UiO)
Master's courses in cultural history, University of Oslo (UiO)
Bachelor's degree in Cultural History and Conservation, University of Oslo (UiO), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Advanced craft certificate of classical horology and Master's certificate Watchmaking, Oslo School of Watchmaking

Ellingsen, Ståle; Hauer, David; Caroti, Mattia; Kosche, Florian; Vedholm, Kjetil & Brekke, Arild [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2024). Structural mitigation measures to archaeological wooden Viking age sledges based on calibrated FEM models using advanced vibration measurements. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS). ISSN 1742-6588. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2647/25/252028.
Hauer, David; Ellingsen, Ståle; Vedholm, Kjetil; Kosche, Florian & Brekke, Arild (2023). New methodologies on the analysis of archaeological wooden structures. Establishing protective measures of Viking age ships and sledges prior to construction work and relocation processes . Proceedings of the 15th ICOM-CC Group on Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference: Mainz 2023. International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC). p. 48–56.
Hauer, David; Colson, Amandine; Hastedt, Heidi & Gamstedt, Kristofer (2019). MONITORING STRUCTURAL CHANGE OF LARGE, COMPLEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL WOODEN OBJECTS - APPLICATION OF FIXED TARGET PHOTOGRAMMETRY . Proceedings of the 14th ICOM-CC Group on Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference: Portmouth 2019. International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC). p. 287–296.
Colson, Amandine; Hauer, David; Gamstedt, Kristofer & Schofield, Elanor (2019). KEEPING AN EYE ON CONSERVED SHIPS, WHY IMPLEMENT LONG-TERM MONITORING? . Proceedings of the 14th ICOM-CC Group on Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference: Portmouth 2019. International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC). p. 276–280.
Dionisi-Vici, P; Braovac, Susan; Hauer, David & Jensen, Maria Malherbes (2018). Measuring stress levels of archaeological samples from the Oseberg ship under fluctuating relative humidity - preliminary results. In Williams, Emily & Hocker, Emma (Ed.), Proceedings of the 13th ICOM-CC Group on Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference: Florence 2016. International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC). ISSN 978-92-9012-436-8. p. 333–337.

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Hauer, David (2024). Work starts on new museum of the Viking age - Head engineer outlines plans for priceless Viking ships. [Internet]. The Viking Herald.
Hauer, David (2023). Sikring og flytting av skip og sleder på Vikingskipshuset Forberedelser til nytt Vikingtidsmuseum .
Hauer, David (2023). Stålrigger på 40 tonn skal skåne vikingskipene under byggingen av nytt museum. Forskerforum. ISSN 0800-1715.
Hauer, David (2023). Vikingskipene trygge i sikkerhetsrigger fra Nordsjøen. [Internet]. https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/.
Colson, Amandine & Hauer, David (2022). Excavated, conserved, presented, ... forgotten? Ships in museums and their long-term preservation .
Hauer, David (2022). The SGO Project at the Vikingship museum Safeguarding ships and sleds for storms to come and prepare long term preservation measures .
Hauer, David (2022). Skip og sleder på Vikingskipshuset, Oslo. Overføringsverdi vedrørende sikringstiltak og relokasjon planlagt ved Vikingskibsmuseet i Roskilde. Show summary
NKF netværksgruppen Vanddrukne Materialer 2022. Vikingeskibsmuseet i Roskilde ved Jesper Stub Johnsen inviterer til ekspertgruppemøde under temaet: Hvordan flytter og udstiller vi bedst vores vikingeskibe?
Hauer, David; Glørstad, Håkon & Carlsen, Marianne Rustad (2022). Praktsledene fra Osebergfunnet flyttes. [TV]. nrk.
Hauer, David & Klesty, Victoria (2022). Millennium-old Viking ships shored up for Oslo move. [TV]. Reuters.
Hauer, David (2022). Vi må sikre at vikingskipene og vikingsledene ikke blir skadet i byggeperioden. Uniforum. ISSN 1891-5825.
Hauer, David (2021). Structural analysis and conservation strategies of large archaeological wooden objects at the Viking Ship Museum. . Show summary
Lecture recorded for the online course KTMT1220 Perspectives in Maritime Archaeology, University of Helsinki. Level: Advanced studies
Hauer, David (2021). Sikring og bevaring av skip og sleder på Vikingskipshuset.
Hauer, David & Smeland, Kari (2020). I 2025 opnar nytt vikingtidsmuseum. David Hauer passar på at ferda til vikingskipa dit blir trygg. [Newspaper]. Vest-Telemark Blad.
Hauer, David (2019). Assessment of structural response to seasonal climate variations of large, somplex archaeological wooden objects.
Hauer, David & Mauren, Arnfinn (2019). Gokstadskipet slår sprekker og må støttes opp for å unngå kollaps. [Newspaper]. Aftenposten.
Hauer, David (2019). Gokstadskipet fikk seks nye støtter for å hindre kollaps. Uniforum. ISSN 1891-5825.
Hauer, David (2018). New approach to structual assessment of large, complex wooden objects.
Hauer, David (2018). Developments on the monitoring of large archaeological wooden structures.
Hauer, David (2018). Wood technology applied in the Saving Oseberg project .
Hauer, David (2018). Structural monitoring of the Viking ships at the Museum of Cultural History.
Hauer, David (2018). Preventive conservation at the Viking Ship Museum.
Hauer, David (2018). Vikingskattene brytes ned i Vikingskipshuset. [Radio]. Tønsbergs Blad. Show summary
Podcast: Viking spesial
Hauer, David & Klokkernes, Torunn (2018). Vikingskip veies for første gang. [Internet]. nrk.
Hauer, David (2017). Deformation Monitoring of conserved ships.
Braovac, Susan; Hauer, David; Steindal, Calin Constantin; McQueen, Caitlin; Andriulo, Fabrizio & McHale, Emily (2016). Oseberg-konserveringen for dummies. Museumsnytt. ISSN 0027-4186.
Hauer, David (2016). Slår alarm om vikingskip: - Har oppdaget nye sprekker i skipene. [Internet]. https://www.nrk.no/.
Hauer, David; Andriulo, Fabrizio; McQueen, Caitlin; Braovac, Susan; Steindal, Calin Constantin & Kutzke, Hartmut [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2015). Håper at vikingskattene kan reddes. [TV]. NRK Dagsrevuen.
Amberger, Maria Laura; Christensen, Mikkel; Hauer, David; McQueen, Caitlin; Braovac, Susan & Kutzke, Hartmut [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2015). Saving Oseberg Forskningsprosjekt.
McHale, Emily; McQueen, Caitlin; Christensen, Mikkel; Braovac, Susan; Næss, Ellen Marie & Hauer, David (2015). Barnesøndag: Oseberglaboratoriet (Family day: The Oseberg Laboratory).
Hauer, David (2013). Fuktige prognoser og luftige tiltak for eldre bygningskultur i tre.
Hauer, David (2008). Bruk av ikkepigmentert overflatebehandling ved konservering av trebygninger, med vekt på steinkulltjære og steinkulltjærederivater.
Hauer, David (2008). Conservation of arms and armour.
Hauer, David (2008). Building ecology. Bio deterioration and humidity dynamics in built heritage. .

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Published Jan. 19, 2015 4:18 PM - Last modified July 17, 2024 8:20 AM