The Bronze Age in the Korean peninsula witnessed many significant social andeconomic transformations, one of which was the transition from dispersed/linear settlements to nucleated settlements in the late Early Bronze Age and theconcomitant emergence of the &ldquovillage community.&rdquo This paper considers how thenotion of the &ldquovillage community&rdquo may have been reproduced through funerarypractices of object deposition observed at the late EBA Phase I dolmens of theYongdam complex, located in Jinan, southern Korea. Firstly, it is suggested thatthe stone objects deposited in and around the dolmens may have been personalitems relevant to the life history of the deceased. Secondly, the ceramic vessel partsdeposited around the dolmen burials are seen to have been associated with feastingpractices. Finally, the possibility that the stone objects deposited in a deliberatelybroken and partial state may have been involved in practices of social enchainmentis considered. It is argued that these different practices of object depositionmediated the sharing of memories, which in turn contributed to the establishment ofcommunity history. The reproduction of community history, it is maintained, wouldhave played an important role in reproducing the notion of the &ldquovillage community.&rdquo |