고조선 시기 제의에 대한 문제

Abstract

As a way to understand social and cultural aspects of Old Chosun, this thesis examined several things about the sites of the dolmen and the stone-pile(돌돌림) where people at the time had performed the rituals. Though the materials reported are very restrictive, results inferred from various points of view are arranged as follows. Geographical conditions of dolmen and stone-pile sites where the rituals were held seem to be chosen intentionally to be an area with the wide open view easily seen from everywhere around. The structural characteristic of dolmens associated with worshipping is, first that the cover stone(덮개돌) and supporting stones(굄돌) were mended a lot. The dolmens of Daeja and Sukboongsan were so neatly mended that they were well engaged. It's remarkable the cover stone outreaches the supporting stones, making eaves. Daeja and Sukboongsan dolmens coexisting with the shrine(廟宇) or the temple in old times, became the object of worshipping. There in the stone chamber were wooden tablets(木主), an incense burner, ancestral tablets(神位), and earthen goods related with the rituals. The construction method of almost all the stone-pile sites was confirmed to compart the land by putting the edge stones(둘레돌) first, and then fill their inside with random stones. The flat plank stone beside the edge stones is regarded as related to the ritual performance. About the matter of the origin of stone-pile sites, considering their structural aspects, I compared them with Niuheliang's area 13 stone piles or area 2 number 3 altar and Dongshanzui ritual site which are connected with Hongshan culture. The stone-pile sites are searched together with dolmens and menhirs nearby, and interpreted as a symbol of mega-lithic culture.