Dolmens at Dayulri and Danghari

There were 106 dolmens tens of years ago, but now 23 dolmens remain at Dayulri and Danghari, Pazu, near Ilsan and Seoul. These two stage of Stones are also idenified as a dolmen. Because there are so many similar figures of stones like this and also perfect dolmens are there along the ridge of hill. And under the coverstone, there must be some founds as stone daggers, stone arrow-heads, earthenwares etc. Maybe all of europians never believe these stones are a sort of dolmen, but it is truely a sort of dolmen as an ancient stone tomb. In South and North Korea, koreans say dolmen as 'Goindol' in korean, which means 'supported stones' or 'supporting stones', likewise which stone structure is consisted of stone chamber or cist under the big coverstone. There are little bit difference between stone chamber and stone cist and stone chest in korea, but there are available so many diverse figures and structures of dolmens and ancient stone tombs.

(photos taken in April 1999, Written in April 2003)

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Remains of dolmen at Sangjisokri

There was a coverstone on the hill before Korean War in 1950, which measures 4.2m x 3.6m. Remained Barrows measures 13.2m long, 9.8m wide, 1.9m high.
(taken photos in 2003-03-20, written in 2003-03-21)

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Dolmens at Oksokri

"Twenty northern-style dolmens, relatively small in size, are here at Oksokri(togunri), Pazu, Korea.Dolmens are belived to be a kind of tomb used by Bronze Age People. A study by the National Museum in 1965 turned up a large dugout mud hut beneath the dolmens. ... The semi-underground hut measured 15.9m east to west, 3.7m south to north, and 40 to 90cm deep from the ground level. Some holes apparently for pillars were found at four-side edges, and two fire places were found on the floor. Many relics were also recovered, including stone arrowheads, a stone dagger, a stone axe, a grindstone and porous earthenware. Carbon dating of a lump of charcoal showed that it dates back to the seventh century B.C."(quotation from information board)

Almost of them are located on the sunny slope or hillside to the south, and looks like the turtle which has long life. The size of the biggest dolmen is 2.7m by 1.7m and 1.2m high.