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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kurhany Łęki Małe Alternative Name: Łęki Małe Barrow CemeteryCountry: Poland
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Voivodeship: Wielkopolskie Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Kościan Nearest Village: Łęki Małe
Latitude: 52.150210N Longitude: 16.531260E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
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SolarMegalith visited on 18th Apr 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
One of the most famous barrow cemeteries in Poland. Four round barrows survived, although the 19th century sources say about 14 of them (in 1881 there were still 11 round barrows left). Some of them were destroyed during construction of the railway line.
The round barrows were built by the people of Unetice culture in Early Bronze Age (1700-1500 BC). The perimeter of the round barrows is 60 to 120m, and their height is 2.5-5 m. The grave-goods were very rich - during the excavations lead by professor Józef Kostrzewski gold jewellery, weapons, amber and bronze daggers were found.
The aerial photos made by the archaeologists directed by Marek Chłodnicki from Archaeological Museum in Poznań showed that the round barrows were built in two alignments.
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