Gdynia. Kurhanies from thousands of years ago at the construction of the beltway

Three burial mounds were discovered at the construction site of the Witomin bypass in Gdynia, hiding seven graves. Urns were among them.

At the construction site of the future Witomin beltway, the first research in Gdynia is currently underway, related to finding burial mounds. Archaeologists examine the tombs in detail, which hide mounds. As the city hall passed, the works have already been completed at the first barrow.

– We discovered two burials in a stone-earth construction barrier. The first located in the center of the barrow. It was a stone gearbox containing one ashtray. After the nature of this burial, its construction, we can clearly connect it with the Kashubian group of Lusatian culture, i.e. a culture that operated in Pomerania during the 4th -V of the Bronze Age, i.e. about 1000 to 700 years before Christ – explained Maciej Stromski, head of archeological research.

Archaeologists are also ending to study the second mound, where the boxes of Pomeranian culture, dated to the VII-VI BC, were discovered, including a facial urn with a plastic image of the human face, which is characteristic of this culture.

The third -party burial tests have already begun, which is located north of the cemetery.

– We don't have results yet, the barrow is underway, in a few days we will be able to say something more about it. However, the whole area around the mounds will be checked very more precisely once again, because there is a very good chance that the next boxes or other burials, around burials, and we expect to discover them – summed up Stromski.

Further tests on the horizon

Work on mound research is to close in a maximum of three weeks. The area of ​​finds has been secured, but on other sections of the investment the work on the beltway continues.

– In the rest of the investment for the construction of the Witomin bypass, the contractor at the same time continues the work according to the schedule. These are earthworks, felling trees under natural supervision and removing the collision of the lighting installation – said Bartłomiej Austen, vice president of Gdynia.

The remains of World War II will also cover archaeological research on the construction site of the construction of the Witomin bypass, archaeological research. These are 32 objects: bombing, shelters, combat sites or trenches.