Ganghwa — Bugun-ri Supported Dolmen L7
Ganghwa Dolmen
Bronze Age (1000–700 BCE)·Mumun·🇰🇷 Incheon, Ganghwa Island, Bugun-ri, Naega-myeon, South Korea
About
About Ganghwa — Bugun-ri Supported Dolmen L7
Ganghwa Bugun-ri excavated 1965, 120 dolmens on island, table 6.5 m with altar stone, UNESCO. Recorded context — Period: Bronze Age (1000–700 BCE); Culture: Mumun; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: granite; Condition: preserved — UNESCO.
Why it mattersKey Mumun megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 900 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (1000–700 BCE)
- Culture
- Mumun
- Purpose
- Ganghwa's largest (table-type 2.6 m high, 50 t) — northern Bukhan dolmen with quarry marks
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1929
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Ganghwa — Bugun-ri Supported Dolmen L7
c. 1500 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Ganghwa — Bugun-ri Supported Dolmen L7
On the ground
Structures & features
37.7750° N · 126.4430° E · 35 m · 3 mapped features
- Ganghwa — Bugun-ri Supported Dolmen L7 — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Ganghwa — Bugun-ri Supported Dolmen L7 — primary structure37.7764° N · 126.4413° E
- Ganghwa — Bugun-ri Supported Dolmen L7 — Chamber Annex 2chamberchamber at Ganghwa — Bugun-ri Supported Dolmen L7 — subsidiary complex37.7754° N · 126.4433° E
- Ganghwa — Bugun-ri Supported Dolmen L7 — Southern Cairncairncairn at Ganghwa — Bugun-ri Supported Dolmen L7 — outlier feature37.7749° N · 126.4432° E
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