Appearances Of Dolmens In Gochang Area, Korea
In this posting I’d like to introduce you each appearance of Dolmens in detail.
The Dolmens in this area had so various features.
In the entrance of the museum, there was a huge dolmen as same as a house.
The typical Dolmens were set up on the corner stones as below.
But there were so many dolmens without corner stones.
In my opinion, there must be some differences between the dolmens with and without the corner stones.
I guess there must be unknown meaning between two types of the dolmens.
It must've been very difficult jobs to make the stone monuments in those ages.
The ancient people should've made these dolmens to preserve for a long time and to say something to us.
What was that meaning they tried to deliver to us with these stone monuments ?
Dolmens in this area looked like the avant-guard art works.
Unlike other area, there is no advance in the art, we just find out the new aspects from existing ones.
Avant-guard art seemed not an advanced but a revival of the oldest art style.
While every Korean child is taught about this since elementary school, the Dolmen Sites of South Korea are unfortunately, often overlooked.
A dolmen site is an ancient form of tomb. A famous example would be Stonehenge in the United Kingdom. South Korea has the largest concentration of such sites in the world, accounting for about 40% of the planet's dolmen tombs.
The sites are mostly concentrated in three areas: Ganghwa (near Incheon), Gochang (pictured, north of Gwangju), and Hwasun (south east of Gwangju). For their significance to humanity, the three sites have been granted World Heritage status by UNESCO.
I have been to Ganghwa and Gochang. My friend who has been to Gochang and Hwasun says the latter is the best. Ganghwa has limited public transport and all dolmens are pretty scattered. Only go if you have a car, or an incredible amount of patience. The Gochang site is a short bus ride away Gochang bus depot. All tombs are next to each other and adjacent to the Gochang Bio Reservior, a potential World Heritage Site in itself. Hwasun is the closest to a big city and said to be the easiest to access.
Wow thanks for that info. I live in Daegu and there are Dolmens scattered in random places all around the city
thank you so much for your kind explanation
they are beautiful ... very impressive.
nice..
Great photo trip! Thank you!
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Great blog @slowwalker
Do they have anny electromagnetic powers? Stones such as those could have
In the Carpathians mountains you can find some stones with such powers
Thanks for sharing this blog
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Thank you for comment.
It must be very difficult to move such a big stone at that time
with some "little help" from somewhere ... i think it could be possible ... like in Egypt at the pyramids
Regards @slowwalker
It would be interesting to decipher those mysteries that surely are loaded with great learning, I also believe that each stone, size and color means something specific, I would love to read about it, to understand the present, you have to know the past and the present.
Thank you so much for reading
Nice to see your post!Thank for your share!
@lkvictor2005
The Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen sites contain the highest density and greatest variety of dolmens in Korea, and indeed of any country. Dolmens are megalithic funerary monuments, which figured prominently in Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures across the world during the 2nd and 1st millennia BCE. Usually consisting of two or more undressed stone slabs supporting a huge capstone, it is generally accepted that they were simply burial chambers, erected over the bodies or bones of deceased worthies.
@slowwalker, Such a tremendous photo clicks again of Dolmens In Gochang Area. More creative dolmens indeed there lot. I'm wondering to see those stone designs again. Environment so cool with big trees.
Yes, the surroundings were so nice.