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WARNING:
This is a mystery cache. The cache is hidden on ~15min walking
distance from the coordinates; see below.
Background - Archaeology of Troy
The Trojan War has featured in many classical works by ancient
writers; the most famous ones being the Iliad by the Greek writer
Homeros and the Aeneid by the Roman poet Vergilius. However, for a
very long time, people generally believed that the city of Troy
only figured in literary works, and that the Trojan War actually
never happened.
This all changed when, in the 19th century, the
German treasure hunter and amateur archaeologist Heinrich
Schliemann claimed to have discovered the remains of the ancient
city of Troy, at a site that nowadays lies in modern Turkey.
Schliemann's discoveries included findings with imaginative names
such as "Priam's Treasure", a cache of gold found at the excavation
site, and the "Mask of Agamemnon", a golden mask that Schliemann
claimed belonged to the legendary Greek general Agamemnon.
These findings not only made a huge impact on the world at the
time, but also fulfilled the dream that Schliemann had had since he
was an 8-year old boy: To discover the ancient city of Troy, and
excavate the site.
Reservations about Schliemann
Today, more than 100 years after Schliemann's discovery,
archaeologists have had time to cool down after the initial
excitement, and, by examining the cold facts, started questioning
the original claims that were made back then.
For example, Schliemann turned out to have had a life of
sinister dealings, often making a quick fortune by perhaps not
abiding to the most moral standards, and moving from country to
country, embarking new shady endeavors wherever he went. His
unhealthy obsession with Troy is proven beyond any doubt by the
fact that he baptized his children with a copy of the Iliad, while
reciting verses from it, and named them after heroes from the
story, Agamemnon and Andromache.
Schliemann has been criticized scientifically for many of his
findings. For example, there was not actually one site
that Schliemann had claimed to be Troy, but three ("Troy
I", "Troy II", and "Troy III"); Schliemann kept changing his mind!
The so-called "Priam's Treasure" is now believed to have been faked
at the time by Schliemann -- he ordered a local goldsmith to
fabricate jewellery in Mycenaean style and used it to spice up the
somewhat boring find he had made. The "Mask of Agamemnon" does not
even stem from the right time period!
Modern-day archaeological theories
At the beginning of the 21st century, most archaeologists
believed Schliemann to have been a charlatan, and rejected his
theories and claims. The scientific community has since moved on,
and come up with several new theories as to the location of the
ancient city of Troy, and the origin of the story of the Trojan
War.
The most popular, and most widely accepted, modern theory about
Troy's location was developed 5 years ago by the famous Swedish
archaeologist Henrik A. Lögen. Lögen claimed to have
found the ancient city of Troy at the west coast of Sweden, more
specifically at the location of a city that is now called
Gothenburg.
The first indication that put Lögen on the right path was
the fact that the climate in Northern Europe fits perfectly with
the weather conditions described in the Iliad. He then searched for
places in Scandinavia with names that could be linguistically tied
to "Troy" ("Troia" or "Ilion" in Greek). In the city of Gothenburg,
he found an abundance of these. Examples are the square
"Trojenborgsplatsen" in Gamlestaden and the island "Trojeskär"
off the coast of the city. The name "Ilion" is believed to later
have become "Ilibon" (or "Lilibon"), and was in modern days
swedified into "Lilla Bommen".
The cache series "Troy"
Since the creation of this theory, many archaeological sites in
the city of Gothenburg have been discovered by Lögen that show
evidence of the presence of the ancient city of Troy here. For
educational purposes, we have created a cache series out of a
handful of these, so that you can enjoy these exciting findings
too. The caches in the series are:
Troy - Poseidon
Troy - Palladium
Troy - The Wooden Horse
Troy - Laocoön
Final cache location
Each of the above caches contains a 3-digit clue to where the
final cache (this cache) is hidden. Gather all clues before
attempting to find this cache! The final cache coordinates can be
calculated by the following process. For the N part: Add up all
four clues, obtaining a 4-digit number A; subtract this number A
from N57°41.506'. For the E part: Take the largest number of
the four clues, obtaining a 3-digit number B; add this number B to
E011°49.887'. You can check your coordinates on
Geochecker.com.
The specified cache coordinates only indicate a fitting tram
stop to use when you go hunting for this cache; parking nearby is
hard! The final location is a ~15min walk away (including some
climbing over rocks). It is a beautiful location with a stunning
view -- it is recommended to go there when the sun sets, and to
bring a picnic, and, when the water temperature permits, a
towel.
The cache contains an archaeological treasure labelled "to the
most beautiful" for the FTFer. Good luck!
På svenska
Du måste först hitta alla 4 caches i serien Troy, och
de 4 ledtrådarna, innan du kan ta denna cache. Om du har alla
4 ledtrådarna, räkna då ut slutkoordinaterna
så här. För N-delen: Addera alla fyra talen,
då får du ett fyrsiffrigt tal A, subtrahera detta tal A
från N57°41.506'. För E-delen: Ta det största
talet bland ledtrådarna, då har du ett tresiffrigt tal
B, lägg till detta tal B till E011°49.887'. Du kan kolla
om du har räknat ut rätt koordinater på
Geochecker.com.
Cacheplatsen ligger på en ~15min gångväg
(inkluderar lite klippklättring) från den angivna
spårvagnshållplatsen; parkering här är
svår. Platsen har jättefin utsikt, njut av
solnedgången om möjligt, och ta gärna med picnic,
och en handduk om det är badväder. Lycka till!
