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- As representative tombs of the Bronze age, which are called dolmens, they are mainly for the ruling class with economic or political power
Significance
- As representative tombs of the Bronze age, which are called dolmens, they are mainly for the ruling class with economic or political power
Types
- For the table type, a stone room was made by erecting four supporting stones, and a vast, flat cover stone was placed on it, while in the checkerboard type, a stone room is made in the ground, a small supporting stone is set up, and a cover stone is placed on it.
Quantity
- The Yongdu-dong Dolmen Group is arranged in three rows in the north-south direction, and only 10 of them remain intact. It is estimated that there are two or three more, as there are several supporting stones that support the cover stones.
Features
- There is one table-type (northern style) dolmen among the ten dolmens, which is rare in Jeollanam-do. Three supporting stones support the table-type dolmen, and the length of the cover stone is 1.5m, and the width is 0.65m. It is estimated that the checkerboard (south-style) cover stones were brought from Mt. Songhaksan, 1 km away.
