By Victor Duda
Subscribe not to miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! The secret path, known as Gallerwegen, played an important role in the plan of King of Sweden Charles XII to outsmart his enemies. He allowed to cross twelve massive military galleys, each of which weighed up to 30 tons, through a 25-kilometer land between Striomstad and Iddefjorden. These efforts were directed at an unexpected marine attack on Fredricksten fortress.
Recent archaeological studies conducted by the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) in partnership with the Bohuslan Museum and the Vienna Institute of Archaeological Sciences (VIAS), have discovered traces of this secret road near Blosholm in Bohuslana, Sweden. This discovery was made during the test of the advanced Automira system, a new tool for George's research.
The place was chosen because of its rich cultural history, including the Ship Settlement of Grinoehyog, mounds and stone circles. Using Georadar, researchers have found linear structures more than 160 meters long, which are believed to be the remains of wooden tracks laid for transportation of heavy galleys.
"This territory offers a wonderful view of the historical landscape, but the opening of a secret historical route has exceeded all our hopes," said the leading archeologist of the Project Erich Nauc. According to scientists, the findings not only confirm the existence of the king's Tai's path, but also demonstrate the strategic ingenuity of Sweden at the decisive moment of history.
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