Hwasun — Hyosan-ri Dolmen with Quarry
화순 고인돌 · Hwasun Dolmen
Bronze Age (800–600 BCE)·Mumun dolmen·🇰🇷 Jeollanam-do, Hwasun County, Hyosan-ri, Dogok-myeon, South Korea
About
About Hwasun — Hyosan-ri Dolmen with Quarry
Hwasun Hyosan-ri excavated 1990s, quarry wedge holes match capstone, UNESCO 2000.
Why it mattersKey Mumun dolmen megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 02Territorial marker
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. 750 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (800–600 BCE)
- Culture
- Mumun dolmen
- Purpose
- Hyosan-ri 135 dolmens + quarry 100 m away — quarry-to-dolmen transport proof (280 t capstone moved)
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1850
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Hwasun — Hyosan-ri Dolmen with Quarry
1890 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Hwasun — Hyosan-ri Dolmen with Quarry
c. 750 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Hwasun — Hyosan-ri Dolmen with Quarry
On the ground
Structures & features
34.9910° N · 126.9310° E · 110 m · 3 mapped features
Hwasun — Hyosan-ri Dolmen with Quarry — Principal Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Hwasun — Hyosan-ri Dolmen with Quarry — subsidiary complex
34.9926° N · 126.9314° EHwasun — Hyosan-ri Dolmen with Quarry — Chamber Annex 2
chamberchamber at Hwasun — Hyosan-ri Dolmen with Quarry — hydraulic feature
34.9907° N · 126.9303° EHwasun — Hyosan-ri Dolmen with Quarry — Southern Cairn
cairncairn at Hwasun — Hyosan-ri Dolmen with Quarry — outlier feature
34.9896° N · 126.9317° E