The Lumpėnai burial site was discovered in 1901 during the construction of a school on a small hill known as Kapinėlių. From 1901 to 1902, Adalbert Bezzenberger excavated 11 uncremated graves, uncovering various artifacts from the 4th to 6th centuries, including jewelry, weapons, and tools. These graves were located on a site previously used for cremation burials, likely dating back to the 1st millennium BCE. Further discoveries were made in the same area later on. The finds from Bezzenberger's excavations were kept at the Prussia-Museum in Königsberg. During the Soviet era, residential buildings were constructed on the cemetery site.
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