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Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

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Rank: 1001 UNESCO
Wonder Type: Cultural
Best of: Tombs
Description:
The prehistoric cemeteries at Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa contain many hundreds of examples of dolmens - tombs from the 1st millennium BC constructed of large stone slabs. They form part of the Megalithic culture, found in many parts of the world, but nowhere in such a concentrated form. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.