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We have surveyed the dolmens in South Korea which are reported to have cup marks in previous survey reports. Even though the reports are not completely recording existence of cup marks in many cases, we have found 306 locations of dolmens with marks, 7 locations of menhirs with marks, and 23 locations where the so-called 5 star or 7 star stones are reported.
Among these locations we have made actual field surveys mainly to Gyung -Sang and Gyung -Gee Provinces where dolmens with marks are found to be more concentrated. Among over 500 dolmens surveyed, 111 dolmens are found to have marks on the upper surface of the cover stone.
We have measured their longitude and latitude positions, astronomical directions of the major axis of the cover stone and the location of cup marks relative to the center of the top surface. The analysis is under progress using the compiled data. The initial study indicates that there is a significant trend in the cup mark direction appearing toward the south-east direction. Some of the cup marks resemble the well-known constellations like, the Ursa Major (Big Dipper), the Pleiades cluster, etc.