Faculty of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland.
Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany.
PLoS One. 2024 May 20;19(5):e0300591. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300591. eCollection 2024.
The "princely" barrows of Łęki Małe, Greater Poland are the oldest such monuments within the distribution area of Únětice societies in Central Europe. While in the Circum-Harz group and in Silesia similar rich furnished graves under mounds have appeared as single monuments as early as 1950 BC, Łęki Małe represents a chain of barrows constructed between 2150 BC and 1800 BC. Of the original 14 mounds, only four were preserved well enough that their complex biographies can now be reconstructed. They included ritual activities (before, during, and after the funeral), and also subsequent incursions, including robberies. The long lasting barrow cemetery at Łęki Małe can be linked to a nearby fortified site, Bruszczewo. Together, Łęki Małe and Bruszczewo represent a stable, socially differentiated society that existed for no less than 350-400 years. Therefore, it can be argued that the Early Bronze Age societies of Greater Poland were extremely sustainable in comparison to those of other Únětice regions.
波兰大波兰省的小莱基“王室”冢墓是中欧乌尼蒂采社会分布区内年代最久远的冢墓。在哈尔茨地区群和西里西亚，早在公元前 1950 年就已经出现了带有丰富陪葬品的单个冢墓，而小莱基则代表了公元前 2150 年至 1800 年之间建造的一系列冢墓。在最初的 14 个冢墓中，只有 4 个保存得足够完好，可以重建其复杂的历史。这些冢墓中包括了仪式活动（葬礼前后），以及后来的入侵，包括抢劫。波兰大波兰省的小莱基冢墓墓地与附近的设防遗址布热舒夫沃有关联。小莱基和布热舒夫沃共同构成了一个稳定的、社会分化的社会，其存在时间不少于 350-400 年。因此，可以说与其他乌尼蒂采地区相比，波兰大波兰省的青铜时代早期社会具有极高的可持续性。
