GGHS 2019 Winter - Team 2

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Team

No.	Team Topic	Teacher	Role	Name (Korean)	No. of Students
2	Dolmens of Ganghwa (강화의 고인돌)	Evgeniia POLUMESTNAIA	Leader	정가인	7
			Vice-Leader	박진아
				홍지현
				심여빈
				홍연재
				이서현
				류가람

Ganghwa and the Dolmen

In our team, our main subject is 'Ganghwa and the Dolmen' . And For better

Dolmens in Bugeun-ri, Ganghwa

Dolmens can be found alone or in groups. There are five dolmen groups on Ganghwado, among which is this group of 16 dolmens in Bugeun-ri. The largest one, standing alone in the field next to the paved road, is designated as Historic Site No. 137. Other dolmens distributed around the pine trees are either table type or unsupported capstone type. Table type dolmens are comprised of upright, stone slabs covered by a wide, flat capstone to create an above-ground burial chamber. Unsupported capstone type dolmens are comprised of a capstone on top of an underground stone burial chamber.

The kinds of Dolmens

<Tokchasik Dolmen or Table Dolmen> A table dolmen is a type of flat or table-shaped stone made of three or four large well-crafted stone bricks, composed of ' ㄷ' or 'ㅁ' letters on the ground, laid flat on top of it, and placed on top of it with a huge stone. -A table dolmen picture

<Gibansik Dolmen or Underground Dolmen> It is called the "Sam style high mandol" or "Baduk style mandol." A tomb compartment is constructed underground and has three or four or more tombstones between it and the cover stone.

<Gaesok dolmen or Graveyard dolmen> It is a type that is covered directly with a lid on a graveyard dolmen underground.

Rolls of Dolmen

Although there were many controversies over the function of the dolmen on the Korean Peninsula, it was confirmed that the stone was made for the purpose of the tomb in 1967 when the complete human bones were discovered at Hwangseok-ri Dolmen in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province. However, some argue that the tomb was not just a function of the tomb. Although there is no objection to the fact that the tomb functioned as a tomb, some argue that the stone was made as a function of an altar or tombstone in addition to the tomb. Claiming the function of the altar, the table dolmen might have served as an altar rather than a tomb, citing the fact that they are located higher than the surrounding area so that people can easily see, and the appearance of grandeur on the pedestal, and the structure of the pedestal, which is difficult to form a tomb. In addition, in the case of a group of dolmen, sometimes the dolmen can be seen to be unusually large or different in direction than other dolmen, which is presumed to be a simple function that was built to reveal the authority and prestige of the tomb-building group

The Process Of Construction

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  Process of Making Dolmen

Select useful stones for Dolmen

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  Process of Making Dolmen

Use round logs to move the heavy stones to a certain area where they will build dolmen

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  Process of Making Dolmen

Build pedestal with stones and pile up the soil.

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  Process of Making Dolmen

Put a covering stone on and remove the soil.

Why there are many dolmen in Ganghwa

Ganghwa island is a place rich in mountains and water, and early ruling groups were formed to make dolmen. Also, there were many stones available to make dolmen, which were advantageous in making dolmen. As a result, about 150 of the 30,000 dolmen scattered on the Korean Peninsula are currently in Ganghwa.

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References

• 인천광역시 문화유산 - 영문 해설문 포함 (한국학중앙연구원)