An Integrated Archaeoastronomical and Landscape-Archaeological Study on the Linear Axis and Solstitial Orientation of the Mujang-myeon Dolmens, Gochang

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  • Younghee Noh Konkuk University

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https://doi.org/10.5865/IJKCT.2026.16.2.125

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Dolmen, Archaeoastronomy, Landscape Archaeology, Orientation, Solstitial Alignment, Horizon Analysis, Viewshed

Abstract

This study tests the directional layout of dolmens in Mujang-myeon (Gochang, Korea) within an integrated archaeoastronomy-landscape archaeology framework. Using field records with DEM-derived horizon profiles and viewsheds, and evaluating axial data via circular statistics, we examine three scales: a regional line (Gyoheung-Songhyeon-Wonchon), the Gyoheung cluster (Ga-Na-Da), and monument long-axes. Results show a southeast regional axis near 130° consistent with the winter-solstice sunrise, an intra-cluster alignment near 160°, and frequent clustering on 60/120/240/300° and 95-100/275-280°. Several monuments allocate front/side/rear faces toward winter sunset, winter sunrise/summer sunset, and stellar viewing. We infer a dual frame—true north/Ursa Major and seasonal solar markers—embedded in local peaks and saddles, and recommend protecting solstitial sightlines.

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Younghee Noh, Konkuk University

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Younghee Noh has an MA and a PhD in Library & Information Science from Yonsei University, Seoul. She has published more than 50 books, including 3 books awarded as Outstanding Academic Books by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism(Government)and more than 150 papers, including one selected as a Featured Article by the Informed Librarian Online in February 2012 and one awarded as a Best Article by Korean Library and Information Science Society.

She was listed in the Marquis Who's Who in the World in 2012-2016 and Who's Who in Science and Engineering in 2016-2017. She received research excellence awards from both Konkuk University (2009) and Konkuk University Alumni (2013) as well as recognition by “the award for Teaching Excellence” from Konkuk University in 2014. She received research excellence awards from ‘Korean Library and Information Science Society’ in 2014. One of the books she published in 2014, was selected as ‘Outstanding Academic Book’ by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2015. She received the Awards for Professional Excellence as Asia Library Leaders from Satija Research Foundation in Library and Information Science (India) in 2014. She has been a Chief Editor of World Research Journal of Library and Information Science in 2013~2016, an Associate Editor in Chief of International Journal of Knowledge Contents Development & Technology in 2011~2017.

Since 2004, she has been a Professor in the Department of Library & Information Science at Konkuk University, where she teaches courses in Metadata, Digital Libraries, Processing of Internet Information Resources, and Digital Contents. Before that, she taught courses in Using Information in a Knowledge-Based Society, Information Resources in Social Science, and Information Resources in Humanities in the Department of Library & Information Science, Yonsei University. From 1997 to 2004 she was Head of the International Information Center, Ewha Women’s University.

 

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2026-06-29

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Noh, Y. (2026). An Integrated Archaeoastronomical and Landscape-Archaeological Study on the Linear Axis and Solstitial Orientation of the Mujang-myeon Dolmens, Gochang . International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology, 16(2), 125–139. https://doi.org/10.5865/IJKCT.2026.16.2.125

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2026)

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