Dolmen in Obang-ri, Goseong

Dolmens are the representative tombs of the Bronze Age, also known as goindol, and are generally understood to have been the graves of a ruling class with economic wealth or political power. Korean dolmens fall into two types: the table-style, in which four supporting stones are set upright to form a stone chamber topped with a huge, flat capstone; and the go-board-style, in which a stone chamber is built underground with small supporting stones set beneath the capstone. In the fields around the village of Obang-ri, Hail-myeon, Goseong County, South Gyeongsang Province, eight dolmens are found clustered together, all in the go-board style, with small supporting stones placed beneath large capstones. The capstones generally measure about 2.5m in length and 1.5m in width; three are made of granite and the remaining five of a clay-slate type stone. As no excavation has yet been carried out, the exact substructure is unknown, but it is presumed that a stone burial chamber housing the body lies underground. Together with the dolmen groups found in nearby areas of Goseong County such as Seokji-ri and Hangnim-ri, the Obang-ri dolmens are expected to provide important material for research into Bronze Age burial structures and for reconstructing the cultural picture of the county.

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Where it is

Region

Goseong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물