GC15RFZ Mazoji Riese Hillfort Treasures (Traditional Cache) in Lithuania created by ly2kw

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A cache by ly2kw Message this owner

Hidden : 4/9/2007

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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"Hillforts are the best known and the most beautiful archaeological monuments in Lithuania. Their total number approaches one thousand..."

"The hillfort as a defensive facility, contains two basic elements, i.e. the fortified locus itself and its fortifications. The fortified locus is the levelled summit of the hilltop. It was arranged on the summit of a mound. The levelled summit was enclosed by earth fortifications, which include ramparts, ditches, terraces and slopes, as well as wood fortifications, which include various fences, barriers, towers and walls. Only earth fortifications have survived until today. They usually consisted of several lines. Apart from the main rampart and ditch there used to be one or a few lines of additional smaller ramparts and shallow ditches..."

by Gintautas Zabiela, an archaelogist.

This particular hillfort dates back to the end of 1st Millenium and beggining of the 2nd Millenium although most of the hillforts in Lithuania served their best defensive purpose between 13th and 15th Century, at a time of extensive fights against the Order.

The hillfort is assigned a unique number A1227P in Lithuanian Heritage Registry. Should you notice any abnormal activity or violence against the cultural monument, feel free to report it here

Radio amateurs may find it an interesting spot to operate their short wave radios from VI33 that refers to Mazoji Riese Hillfort for a LHFA HAM Radio Award

Both of the above links seem to be in Lithuanian only, I'll check later if they have an English version too.

The cache is a pretty large plastic box initially loaded with a logbook, a pencil, a pencil sharpener, strong neodymium magnet, perhaps some other goodies and a ten-pack of CDR disks for the FTF.

Good luck!