Unique structure of a megalithic tomb of the Funnel Beaker culture from Stryczowice, Ostrowiec świętokrzyski district

The cemetery of the Funnel Beaker culture at Stryczowice is situated in the Sandomierz Upland region. Three megalithic tombs and a flat cemetery were discovered and examined. The most well-preserved tomb is about 30 m long, and its plan has a trapezoidal shape. Its stone settings formed a kind of dry-stone wall – a phenomenon on a European scale. In the front part of this tomb, a central grave has been examined, consisting of two stone chests – one at ground level and the other built into the ground. In this second feature, fragments of a male skeleton were discovered. Around the central grave, six burials were uncovered. Each of the megalithic tombs were accompanied by a flat cemetery. Six graves and a stone pavement were excavated. The burial pits were constructed of low, stone chests. Some of the deceased were equipped with burial goods – collared flasks, a shaft-hole axe, retouched flint blades, and some hematite lumps

ill. ; 25 cm

il. ; 25 cm