Gochang, Hwasun And Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
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Inscription | 2000 (24th session) |
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Extension | 2017 |
UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription | 2000 |
UNESCO Site Id | 977 |
Locations | South Korea |
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ID | 2592352 |
About Gochang, Hwasun And Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
The Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites are the location of hundreds of stone dolmens which were used as grave markers, and for ritual purposes during the first millennium BCE when the Megalithic Culture was prominent on the Korean Peninsula. The sites were designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000.