Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

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UNESCO World Heritage Site

Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage property in South Korea featuring one of the world’s most significant concentrations of prehistoric dolmen tombs that illustrate the megalithic culture of the Korean Peninsula.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Ganghwa Dolmen Sites 2
Ganghwa Dolmen Park 1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ganghwa Dolmen Sites, as part of "Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites") 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
associatedWith Bronze Age culture ⓘ
dolmen-building societies of Northeast Asia ⓘ
authenticity location, setting and materials largely preserved ⓘ
bufferZone designated protection buffer areas ⓘ
category cultural ⓘ
chronology mainly late Neolithic to Bronze Age ⓘ
conservationStatus protected ⓘ
contains dolmen tombs ⓘ
megalithic structures ⓘ
country South Korea ⓘ
demonstrates technological skills in moving and erecting large stone blocks ⓘ
function prehistoric burial grounds ⓘ
hasLanguageOfSignage English ⓘ
Korean ⓘ
hasPart Ganghwa Dolmen Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gochang Dolmen Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hwasun Dolmen Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage (cultural) NERFINISHED ⓘ
illustrates megalithic culture of the Korean Peninsula ⓘ
inscribedBy UNESCO World Heritage Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2000 ⓘ
integrity large number and variety of dolmens preserved ⓘ
locatedIn Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
locationAdministrative Ganghwa County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gochang County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hwasun County NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor density and diversity of dolmen types ⓘ
partOf World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ
period prehistoric era ⓘ
proves development of prehistoric funerary practices in Korea ⓘ
province Incheon Metropolitan City NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jeollabuk-do NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jeollanam-do NERFINISHED ⓘ
represents outstanding example of megalithic funerary monuments ⓘ
researchUse archaeological study of megalithic traditions ⓘ
significance one of the world’s most important concentrations of dolmens ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism destination ⓘ
UNESCOListingType serial property ⓘ
UNESCOLongName Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCORegion Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 977 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
visitedFor prehistoric archaeology and landscape ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ganghwa Island → heritageSiteComponentOf → Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites ⓘ
Ganghwa Island → contains → Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
Ganghwa County → hasHeritageSite → Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
Ganghwa County → hasHeritageDesignation → Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ganghwa Dolmen Sites, as part of "Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites")
Ganghwa County → hasAttraction → Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ganghwa Dolmen Park