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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 Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Seoul city, Songpa-gu Nearest Village: Seokchon-dong 석촌동 (
Latitude: 37.503440N Longitude: 127.102600E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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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.
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