Tumuli in Gaeumjeong-dong, Changwon

These are Gaya tombs distributed on Dangsan Hill in Gaeumjeong-dong. Excavation revealed that the area around Dangsan Hill is a large, multi-layered site containing a variety of remains from the Bronze Age through to the Gaya period, including dwelling sites, shell middens and paddy-field remains. The Gaya tombs found here take several forms: wooden coffin pit tombs, stone-cist tombs, stone chamber tombs, and jar-coffin tombs. The tombs at Gaeumjeong-dong, Changwon, contain a dense concentration of Gaya tombs in a variety of forms, providing valuable material for research into Gaya history, such as the study of changes in tomb forms over time.

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Where it is

Region

Changwon, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물