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This is an incomplete list of dolmens, a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb. 40% of the world's dolmens are found in Korea. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Dolmens are also found in Europe, especially Northern France, Britain and Ireland.
Dolmens were built in Korea from the Bronze Age to the early Iron Age, with about 40,000 to be found throughout the peninsula. [18] In 2000, [18] the dolmen groups of Jukrim-ri and Dosan-ri in Gochang, Hyosan-ri and Daesin-ri in Hwasun, and Bujeong-ri, Samgeori and Osang-ri in Ganghwa gained World Cultural Heritage status. [19]
This site of dolmens contains the largest and most varied group. [1] They are known as the Jungnim-ri dolmens and are centered in Maesan village, Gochang County, North Jeolla province. [14] The dolmens were built from east to west at the foot of a series of hills at an altitude of 15 to 50 meters/49 feet to 164 feet.
Interior of the dolmen, looking outwards. The Dolmen of Menga (Spanish: Dolmen de Menga) is a megalithic burial mound called a tumulus, a long barrow form of dolmen, dating from 3750–3650 BCE approximately.
The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage ensemble comprising three cultural monuments [1] (the Dolmen of Menga, Dolmen of Viera and Tholos of El Romeral) and 2 natural mountain features (the Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal [2]) in and near the city of Antequera in Andalusia, Spain.
Dolmen in the Moscow State Historical Museum, 3rd-2nd millennium BC. The Caucasus dolmens are associated with the Klin-Yar community and the Koban culture.A genetic study in 2020 analysing samples from Klin-Yar communities, including the Koban culture, found one sample of paternal Haplogroup D-Z27276, which is associated with the modern Tibetan people.
Articles relating to dolmens, a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more vertical megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (4000–3000 BC) and were sometimes covered with earth or smaller stones to form a tumulus .
The free-standing single chamber dolmens and portal dolmens found in Brittany, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Wales, and elsewhere consist of a large flat stone supported by three, four, or more standing stones. They were covered by a stone cairn or earth barrow. In Italy, dolmens can be found especially in Sardinia.