Tumuli in Danji-ri, Gongju

The hoenghyeolmyo tombs — tombs with a horizontal tunnel entrance cut into a hillside — discovered at the Tumuli in Danji-ri, Gongju are the first clearly confirmed examples of this tomb type on the Korean peninsula. They survive in very good condition and illustrate well the structural features of peninsular hoenghyeolmyo. Their structure resembles that of early hoenghyeolmyo on the Japanese archipelago, making them important material for examining the relationship between the two, and they hold high archaeological value for research into the origin of the hoenghyeolmyo tomb type and into ancient Korea–Japan relations more broadly.

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Where it is

Region

Gongju, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물