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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wietrzychowice Long Barrows - Long Barrow in Poland in Kujawsko-pomorskie

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 17 August 2008  Page Views: 8279

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wietrzychowice Long Barrows Alternative Name: Żalki
Country: Poland Voivodeship: Kujawsko-pomorskie Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Izbica Kujawska  Nearest Village: Wietrzychowice
Latitude: 52.409181N  Longitude: 18.874376E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by SolarMegalith : Site in Kujawsko-pomorskie: Long barrow near Wietrzychowice - view from the front part of the long barrow till the end. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Kujawsko-pomorskie

The archaeological reserve in Wietrzychowice is protecting some of the best preserved long barrows in Poland. They were build in neolithic period by people of Funnelbeaker Culture.

The barrows have trapesium shape, the biggest ones are 150 meters long. The biggest stones are located in front part of the barrows, some of them have even 7-10 tons of weight.

Each long barrow contaied main burial for 1-2 people with offerings and some "satelite" burials, probably the ones of the slaves.
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Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 5. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 3. Another view from the end. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by SolarMegalith : Front part of the Funnel Beaker culture long barrow with large stone blocks. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 5. View from end. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 5.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 4. Side view.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 2&3.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 3. View from end.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by SolarMegalith : Front part of one of the minor long barrows of Funnel Beaker culture in Wietrzychowice (photo taken in 2004).

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by SolarMegalith : View alongside the largest long barrow. As you can see, the mounds are narrowing down towards the end (photo taken in 2004).

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by SolarMegalith : Site in Kujawsko-pomorskie Poland: Wietrzychowice - one of the neolithic long barrows.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 5. Side view.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 4.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 3.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 2&1 (in the background).

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 2. Side view.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 2.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 1. View from side.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 1. View from end.

Wietrzychowice Long Barrows
Wietrzychowice Long Barrows submitted by czcibor : Wietrzychowice Long Barrows of the Funnelbeaker culture. Tomb 1.

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Re: Wietrzychowice Long Barrows by Boeddel on Monday, 13 November 2017
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"Endangered Heritage
But these tombs also sit atop a coal deposit — a deposit that Poland’s ZE PAK mining company (through the planned Ościsłowo open-pit mine) is very keen to exploit — and as soon as possible. It is a familiar story. There are others like this one out there: the Mes Aynak site in Afghanistan is one high profile example. In the Góry megaliths case, Poland’s historical monuments conservation authority has begun the process to formally place the site on the protected monuments list. This means that, for now, the tombs are protected until the decision is made. But if the decision goes against them, the mining company will be approved for a permit to begin their excavation, leading to the destruction of the tombs. If, on the other hand, the decision favors preservation of the tombs, then ZE PAK may need to rethink their plans.
The DY-OPMN organization is campaigning to get the news out to the public.“Are the Poles ready to sacrifice a priceless piece of European history, barely researched and still full of secrets?” state their representatives in the press release. “Do the short-term profits of one company justify such a sacrifice? Foundation “Development YES – Open Pit Mines NO” believes that the cultural heritage should be protected from destruction for future generations.”
They may have more than the protection of cultural treasures on their side in the case. “The planned Ościsłowo open-pit mine would [also] devastate the environment and economy of the Wielkopolska region,” they maintain.
For now, everyone waits."
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/fall-2017/article/megalithic-tombs-on-the-brink-of-destruction
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Re: Wietrzychowice Long Barrows by ModernExplorers on Thursday, 16 February 2017
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We visited this site in the summer of 2016 as part of our filming project, take a look at our film which features a number of stone circles, a dolmen, long barrows and some sacred sites.
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