Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites


Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
The prehistoric cemeteries at Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa contain many hundreds of examples of dolmens - tombs from the 1st millennium BC constructed of large stone slabs. They form part of the Megalithic culture, found in many parts of the world, but nowhere in such a concentrated form.

Gochang-gun County, Jeollabuk-do Province; Hwasun-gun County, Jeollanam-do Province; Ganghwa-gun County, Incheon Metropolitan City
N34 58 0.012 E126 55 45.012
Date of Inscription: 2000
Criteria: (iii)
Property : 52 ha
Buffer zone: 315 ha
Ref: 977

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