경기지역 고인돌 문화의 특징

• 영문명: Characteristics of Dolmens in Gyeonggi-do, Korea - Focused on Dolmens in the Namhan River(Southern Han River) -
• 발행기관: 백산학회
• 저자명: 우장문(Woo, Jang-Mun)
• 간행물 정보: 『백산학보』第69號, 5~42쪽, 전체 38쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 역사학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2004.08.01

영문 초록

This study is to go through the characteristics of dolmens distributed particularly in 4 regions(Icheon, Yangpyeong, Kwangju and Yeoju) in the Namhan River, which lies adjacent to Gyeonggi-do. 29 dolmens of 9 sites in Icheon, 35 of 7 in Yangpyeong, 6 of 4 in Kwangju and 1 of 1 in Yeoju are considered statistically significant. Targeting statistically significant dolmens among the ones located in the Namhan River and its tributaries, this is to look into distribution and types, the size of a capstone and the burial methods of dolmens. Futhermore, this is to come up with an idea about the reasons for cup marks found on capstones in these regions, and to see into the period when dolmens were erected. The major findings of the study are as follows: First, in terms of types, the distribution ratio of the table type dolmen on the Namhan River’s sides turns out to be higher than that in its tributaries, and dolmens prove to be distributed in groups in those regions adjacent to the rivers in comparison to the tributaries. The distribution ratio of the table type dolmen on the Namhan River’s sides is, on the whole, lower than that on Bukhan River(Northern Han River)’s sides, which is located in Gangwon-do. Second, the size of a capstone of both the table type dolmen and the capstone type dolmen in the tributaries is found to be bigger than that on the Namhan River’s sides. The powerful are supposed to have gone up to the tributaries a little far away from the bigger rivers, built their territories and lived their lives, because the bigger rivers have trouble defending and carrying large-sized capstones onto the sand. Third, in the light of burial methods based on grave room, the Namhan River’s sides have grave rooms capable either of ‘expansion burial’ or of ‘burying bones and cremation’, while the tributaries have grave rooms enough for ‘expansion burial’. It is assumed that the diversity in the size of grave rooms on the Namhan River’s sides was associated with active cultural exchanges using rivers. Fourth, in these regions, the dolmens with 1-135 or so holes on a capstone are widely distributed. It is assumed that these holes were already made in the process of healing diseases prior to the dolmens and that these stones, which was believed to have efficacy, were used as the capstones. Fifth, it is assumed that Korean dolmens were already erected in the New Stone Age, based on the Korea’s oldest dolmens at Yangsu-ri, Yangpyeong and on the chipped stone tools at Angduk-ri, Yangpyeong. They were believed to remain up to the Iron Age, based on the iron chips found in the dolmen site. The dolmens probably had the function of an altar or a monument as well as a tomb.

목차

Ⅰ. 머리말

Ⅱ. 고인돌의 분포

Ⅲ. 남한강변과 그 지천의 고인돌 비교

Ⅳ. 고인돌의 구멍(性穴)

Ⅴ. 고인돌의 축조 연대

Ⅶ. 맺음말

[Abstract]

키워드

경기지역 고인돌 문화의 특징 - 남한강 유역의 고인돌을 중심으로 Characteristics of Dolmens in Gyeonggi-do Korea - Focused on Dolmens in the Namhan River(Southern Han River)