Archaeologists discover Charles XII’s hidden transport route in Sweden

Archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) have uncovered traces of the hidden Galärvegen route. King Charles XII of Sweden used this path to move war galleys over land in 1718...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/01/charles-xii-hidden-transport-route-in-sweden/

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Today is (according to the Gregorian Calendar; it was June 28 in the Julian one) the 314th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, among one of the most significant battles in early modern European history.

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