Juamdaem Dolmen Group

Dolmens are the representative tombs of the Bronze Age, also known as goindol, and are generally understood to be the burial sites of a ruling class that held economic wealth or political power. Korean dolmens are divided into two types: the table type, in which four supporting stones are set up to form a stone chamber topped with a huge, flat capstone, and the go-board type, in which a stone chamber is built underground, small supporting stones are placed beneath it, and a capstone is laid on top. Jeollanam-do Province has the densest distribution of dolmens in the country, with more than about 20,000 found there to date. This group of dolmens in Suncheon consists of well-preserved examples excavated between 1986 and 1987 in the area flooded by the Juam Dam, which were relocated and restored at Songgwang Dolmen Park. The most representative among them are some 50 dolmens moved from Naeu, Usan-ri, Songgwang-myeon, where many artefacts were excavated, including a lyre-shaped bronze dagger, a polished stone dagger, stone arrowheads and a grooved stone adze. About 140 dolmens are now on display in the park, which has become recognised as one of Korea's foremost places for the study of dolmens.

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Where it is

Region

Suncheon, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료