Yongdam Dolmen No. 2

A dolmen is a representative tomb type of the Bronze Age, also known as a goindol, and is generally understood to be the tomb of a ruling class that held economic wealth or political power. Dolmens in Korea are divided into the table-type, in which four supporting stones are set up to form a stone chamber with a huge flat capstone placed on top, and the go-board type, in which a stone chamber is built underground with small supporting stones set beneath a capstone placed above. This dolmen, located in Yongdam-dong, Jeju City, is broadly a go-board type, but can be regarded as a special form uniquely developed on Jeju Island. Several slabs support the edge of the capstone all the way around, so that at first glance it looks like a table-type dolmen; in fact, it is a Jeju-style dolmen in which the slabs serve as the walls of the tomb and the burial space is set up above ground. The slab on the eastern side is now missing. The capstone resting on the slabs has a very uneven upper surface but a well-finished underside, and measures 1.55 m in length and 1.24 m in width. This dolmen had been looted before investigation, and only a single small grooved stone was confirmed at the time of discovery; it is estimated to date from the late Bronze Age or the early Iron Age.

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Where it is

Region

Jeju City, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물