The Wangsanli Dolmens are Northern style dolmens, meaning that they were made by 1) raising the vertical megaliths first to make a stone chamber, 2) placing the corpse in the chamber, and 3) putting the horizontal stone on top (thus giving it the appearance of a table, hence its other name).

There are two types of dolmens in this area, which are classified depending on the shapes and particular arrangements of the vertical megaliths and the 'table' (the flat horizontal stone that is put on top of the vertical stones): the Northern (table) style and the Southern (tile) style. The Korean peninsula has one of the most dolmens in the world with approximately 40,000 located all over the region. Along with the seokgwanmyo (literally 'stone sarcophagus'), it is one of the most prominent tomb structures of the Bronze Age. Known as goindol (고인돌) in Korean, a dolmen is a tomb consisting of large megaliths making up a single-chamber for the dead.

The Wangsanli Dolmens are the largest and most well-preserved in all of Gyeonggi-do, showing the intricate architectural innovations of the Bronze Age. The dolmens were designated as Gyeonggi-do Monument No. Originally called Mohyeon Jiseongmyo, the name was changed to its current state under Gyeonggi-do Decree No.

Dolmen Yongin Wangsanli Jiseongmyo LocationĪlso known as the Yongin Wangsanli Dolmens, the Yongin Wangsanli Jiseongmyo are two single-chamber megalithic tombs from the Bronze Age located in Mohyeon-eup, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

Korean dolmen