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Square Ancient Tomb in Sinwol-ri, Haenam in detail
Square Ancient Tomb in Sinwol-ri, Haenam, a square earth tomb covered with stones
It is a tomb identified in 1986 on the northern foot of Seongmasan Mountain. It is a square stone-covered mound, with earth piled on a square base and stones packed closely into the surface to cover it. Outside the Hangang River basin, this is the only place in the southern region where a stone-covered mound has been found.
Square Ancient Tomb in Sinwol-ri, Haenam, a clue for comparing ancient Korean and Japanese tomb cultures
Together with the keyhole-shaped tomb at Janggosan in Yongun-ri, it is used to study how ancient Korean and Japanese tomb cultures influenced each other. It can be compared with the early Baekje stone-covered mounds of the Hangang River basin and the stone coverings of Japanese ancient tombs, and it is also valuable for studying the old tomb culture of Jeonnam.
