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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Seokchon-dong gobungun Alternative Name: 석촌동 고분군, 石村洞古墳群Country: South Korea
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Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Seoul city, Songpa-gu Nearest Village: Seokchon-dong 석촌동 (
Latitude: 37.503440N Longitude: 127.102600E
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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In the south-eastern residential area of Seoul city, a "gobun-gun" (tumulus group) is preserved as a park. Most are thought to have been constructed in the early 4th century during the Baekje kingdom (18BCE?-660CE). Once there seemed to be 66 chambered cairns, but now only the following monuments remain:
Tumulus no.1(37.50101N,127.10307E) double-square shaped chambered cairn, ruined
Tumulus no.2(37.50246N,127.10250E) square shaped chambered cairn
Tumulus no.3(37.50344N,127.10260E) square shaped chambered cairn
Tumulus no.4(37.50319N,127.10224E) square shaped chambered cairn
Tumulus no.5(37.50085N,127.10213E) round earthen tumulus
Stone Mound Tomb(37.50139N,127.10240E) square shaped basement with hemisphere top chambered cairn, ruined
Burial pit no.2(37.50254N,127.10278E)
Burial pit no.3(37.50147N,127.10197E)
The great square shaped chambered tumulus is a typical burial feature of the northern Goguryeo kingdom (37BCE-668CE) with whom the Baekje often fought. Designated as No. 243 of National Historic Site
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