Godae-ri Dolmen Group

Dolmens (jiseongmyo, also known in Korean as goindol) are a representative tomb type of the Bronze Age, generally believed to be the burials of a ruling class who held economic wealth or political power. Korean dolmens fall into two types: the table-style (takjasik), in which four support stones are set up to form a burial chamber above ground with a huge flat capstone placed on top; and the go-board-style (badukpansik), in which a burial chamber is made underground, small support stones are set up, and a capstone is placed on top. The dolmens at Godae-ri are of the table-style type. They were moved from an area submerged by Lake Paroho; one was restored and preserved on its original relocation site, and the other was relocated and restored at the Prehistoric Museum. The dolmen moved to the museum has a capstone 3.7m long and 3.5m wide, and two support stones 1.63m high remain. It is a relatively large dolmen, and stone knives, stone arrowheads and other stone implements were excavated from it, helping our understanding of life at the time.

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Where it is

Region

Yanggu, Gangwon

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물