Gyoha-dong Dolmen Forest Therapy Park

This description was machine-translated from the Korea Tourism Organization's Korean original.

It features prehistoric relics including dolmens, sports facilities such as a foot pressure path, and a cherry tree lane. In the hilly area near Gyoha Middle School in Dongpae-dong, where Dayul-dong, Dangha-dong, and Gyoha-dong adjoin, more than 100 dolmens form a cluster. However, most of the dolmens were destroyed during the construction of military facilities, and only about 20 remain; among them, six in good condition have been designated as monuments. The dolmens excavated in Dayul-dong were already damaged, so their original lower structures are not properly preserved, but they are presumed to be of the table type. Artifacts found around the dolmens include small pottery fragments. Some of the dolmens have been relocated and restored at places such as Gyeonggi Provincial Government, Tongil-ro, and Onyang Folk Museum. Most of the excavated Dangha-dong dolmens are also ones that had been moved from their original positions. Among the dolmens, some have lower structures made of oval piled stones. Around the dolmens, polished stone daggers, arrowheads, whetstones, and other items were collected. During the investigation of the Dangha-dong dolmens, a Bronze Age dwelling site was excavated. The dwelling was a long rectangular pit house measuring 12.5 m in length, 4 m in width, and 40–80 m in depth. The roof is presumed to have been a gabled roof. From the dwelling site came hole-pattern pottery (gongnyeol pottery), plain pottery, polished stone daggers, spindle whorls, and more. There are two hearth spots inside the dwelling. This dwelling site is valuable material for examining the livelihood of the prehistoric people who built the dolmens. (Source: Paju City Culture & Tourism)