Abstract
The following paper aim is to present the verification of the probable megalithic long barrows of the Funnel Beaker culture, detected on the LIDAR models. The characteristic shape of structures and their location seem to support such hypothesis. In order to define their actual function and chronology a magnetometric prospection was conducted with the subsequent geological drillings. Also, the archive study of the nearest proximity was provided to establish the barrows within the regional cultural context. In result of the research, the anthropogenic origins of these structures was confirmed and connected to the Funnel Beaker culture. This discovery allows to incorporate the Central Greater Poland into the discussion on the megalithic funeral activity, which up to date was impossible due to the lack of data.
Highlights
Monumental funerary architecture is the essential component of the Funnel Beaker culture
The present state of knowledge concerning Greater Poland in the Neolithic generally has not allowed for the incorporation of this region into the wider discussion on the megalithic phenomenon
This has resulted in a confusing picture, in which more than 3000 sites of the FBC are known, but without recognized megalithic cemeteries like in the adjacent regions (Rzepecki 2011, 67; i.e. Kuyavia, western and central Pomerania, Lower Silesia, Lesser Poland or northeastern Germany; see Fig. 1)
Summary
Monumental funerary architecture is the essential component of the Funnel Beaker culture (further FBC). The present state of knowledge concerning Greater Poland in the Neolithic generally has not allowed for the incorporation of this region into the wider discussion on the megalithic phenomenon This has resulted in a confusing picture, in which more than 3000 sites of the FBC are known, but without recognized megalithic cemeteries like in the adjacent regions (Rzepecki 2011, 67; i.e. Kuyavia, western and central Pomerania, Lower Silesia, Lesser Poland or northeastern Germany; see Fig. 1). The first is located in Ocieszyn, nearby Oborniki Wielkopolskie, only 8 km in a straight line to the north of the Sobota site This was an accidental find, not thoroughly verified, and there are some doubts about its chronology, as it is highly probable that the tomb was erected by the Globular Amphora culture (Prinke and Przybył 2005). Wiktorzak from the Łupawa Megaliths Society, who shared the results of his LIDAR reconnaissance with the authors
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