Dolmen in Jubuk-ri, Yongin

Dolmens are the representative tombs of the Bronze Age, generally understood to be the burial places of a ruling class with economic wealth or political power. They typically have a huge capstone exposed above ground, beneath which lie support stones, a burial-ground enclosure and a burial chamber, though the exact form varies greatly by region and period. They are usually classified into the table-type, in which the burial chamber stands above ground, and the go-board-type, in which it lies underground; there is also a capstone-type, in which the capstone rests directly on an underground chamber without support stones. The Jubuk-ri Dolmen stands on a broad alluvial flat (80m above sea level) formed between the point where the Daedaecheon Stream to the north meets the Jubukcheon Stream to the south. Fifty metres to the south stands the Jubuk-ri Seondol, a standing stone that appears to have been erected to mark and protect the burial ground at Jubuk-ri. The Jubuk-ri Dolmen is a table-type dolmen, its burial chamber built above ground from four slab-shaped support stones and capped with a huge capstone, though one of the blocking stones is now missing. The long axis of the dolmen runs east–west, following the course of the Daedaecheon Stream. The capstone is of gneiss and measures 2.85m in length and 2.5m in width, with an irregular outline in plan. The support stones are 1.2–1.3m long, and because the resulting burial chamber is small, it is presumed that the body was buried in a flexed position.

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Where it is

Region

Yongin, Gyeonggi

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료