Transition from dolmen society to wooden coffin tomb society

The biggest difference between the dolmen society and the wooden coffin tomb society is the existence of the dolmen. Since dolmen is a strategy to lead an agricultural society, the absence of dolmen means entry into a new society. In this review, the tombs in the Yeongnam region were comprehensively reviewed to identify the transition pattern. The transition is carried out in three stages. The first stage is the stage where the relics of the wooden coffin tomb society ‘appear’ from the tombs of the dolmen society. The second stage is the stage where the relics of the wooden coffin tomb society are “deprived” in the tombs of the dolmen society. The third stage is the stage where the shape of the tomb “change” to the wooden coffin tomb. However, even in the third stage, the attributes of dolmen remain. A representative example of the third stage is dolmen A2-1 in Gusan-dong, Gimhae. The transformation pattern is understood as a form in which the existing dolmen society has accepted the culture of the new wooden coffin tomb society step by step. Therefore, the subject of the transition can be seen as the dolmen society of the land. Even during the transition period, the dolmen society maintained the idea of building tombs with stones, the idea of expressing hierarchy through enlargement, and the idea of building dolmen. The maintenance of this notion shows that the subject of transformation is the dolmen society. Transition means the beginning of a new society. The social strategy of dolmen disappears from the new society. However, the change to a new era is not disconnected, but has a continuous aspect. Immediately after the transition is completed, the Yeongnam region emerges as a leader in a new era in a short time. An example of this is the concentration of Han Chinese-style bronze mirror in the Yeongnam region. Therefore, it can be said that the wooden coffin tomb society in the Yeongnam region was formed based on the potential of the dolmen society.