Yeoncheon Hakgok-ri Dolmen

Dolmens are the representative tombs of the Bronze Age, generally understood to be the graves of a ruling class with economic wealth or political power. Typically a huge capstone sits exposed above ground, with supporting stones, a burial-precinct facility and a burial chamber beneath it, though the form varies considerably by region and period. They are commonly classified as table-type, in which the burial chamber lies above ground, or go-board-type (baduk-board-type), in which it lies underground; a separate form, in which the chamber is underground but no supporting stones are placed beneath the capstone, is called the capstone-type or supportless-type. The Hakgok-ri Dolmen stands on an alluvial terrace on the north bank of the Imjingang River. It is a table-type dolmen of which only the capstone and the two supporting stones survive, and it is in very good condition. The capstone is of basalt, 2.7m long and 45cm thick, with about ten cup-marks, each 7cm in diameter, carved into its upper surface. The supporting stones are each about 2m long; the southern one is basalt and the northern one is metamorphic rock, so stones of two different materials were used.

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Where it is

Region

Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물