石棚,英文名为DOLMEN,是史前至历史时代初期常见的文物古迹。东亚地区的石棚,主要见于我国的辽东半岛和朝鲜半岛以及日本列岛,可以说是环渤海文化圈的重要特征之一。因为它们多是墓葬的地面标志,近年来又多被称作“支石墓”。作为环渤海文化圈重要组成部分的山东半岛,也有石棚分布。但就数量而言,较之辽东半岛要少得多。 Stone shed, the English name DOLMEN, is a prehistoric to early historical period common cultural relics. Stone shelves in East Asia, mainly seen in China’s Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago, can be said to be one of the important features of the Bohai Rim cultural circle. Because they are mostly ground signs of tombs, they are often referred to as “graves” in recent years. As an important part of the Bohai Rim cultural circle in Shandong Peninsula, there are also shelter distribution. But in terms of quantity, much less than the Liaodong Peninsula.