Archaeology breakthrough as ‘pyramids’ found 2,951 miles from Egypt | World | News
The pyramids may be synonymous with Egypt, but an incredible triangular tomb mound set believed to be 5.500 years old was revealed near the village of Wyskoć in the Chłapowski Manzara Park in the center of Poland. It is reported that the structures called “Polish Pyramids” contain old graves connected to one of the oldest agricultural communities in the region.
Each of the five mounds is shaped by a long triangle and extends up to 656 feet up to 200 meters. In an impressive way, the large façade of the structure is about 13 feet (four meters) high and looks at the east. From there, the mound slowly turns into a narrow tail that pointed to the west. In two of the sites, excavations dates back to the Late Stone Age, which was more than 500 years older than the Giza pyramids built by the Hunibeaker culture, a early neolithic society, known to have established the first permanent settlements of the region.
In a statement to the Polish Press Agency of the Wielkopolska Provincial Landscape Parks Complex, Artur Golis said, although the funnelneaker cultures were very egalitarian communities, important individuals for the population – a leader, a priest, a shaman – were buried in graves ”.
Researchers from the University of Mickiewicz in Poznań came across the site during a routine field research.
It is thought that each grave is intended to hold a person. It was placed with legs on the back of the body to look at the east in front of the mound. The grave was often surrounded by stones and contained personal items.
“In this megalite, skeleton probably cannot survive, but there may be grave offers, Gol said Golis.
Although there are no grave goods that can contain stone axes, copper ornaments or ceramics, they can still be present.
This is the second time in Wielkopolska, the first discovery of 2019, the second time, known as “Poland Pyramids” or “giants’ deposits”.
Large rocks weighing a few tons will be placed upright in front of each mound. However, many have changed or disappeared due to natural erosion and human activity in the last few thousand years.
The site is currently closed to the public. After the excavation and protection work is completed, the authorities will decide whether tourists will be opened to see themselves.
