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PREFACE / Choi Jongdeok
Contents
Timeline of the Excavated Sites 7
Achievements of Korean Archaeology in 2018 10
The Paleolithic 20
Paleolithic Site in Sintanjin-dong, Daejeon : Paleolithic Site midway up the Geumgang River reveals the Production Process of Hand-axes / Lee Seungwon 22
Bronze Age 30
column : Geumseong-dong Site, Gongju : Dolmen Site hidden under Baekje's Ancient Capital / Na Geonju 31
Yulmun-ri Site, Chuncheon : Discovering the prehistoric village of Yulmun-ri / Jeon Illyoug 33
Jimyo-dong Site, Daegu : A Bronze Age settlement that was occupied for around 300 years / Ha Chulmin 37
Proto-Three Kingdoms Period 42
Gongsu-ri Site, Asan : Burials Providing Clues about Exchanges with the Yeongnam area / Shim Jaewoong 44
Three Kingdoms Period(Baekje) 50
Gonjiam-ri Site, Gwangju : Necropolis of a Proto-Three Kingdoms Period-Hanseong Baekje Village, an Extra-Large Stone-piled Tomb excavated / Kim Jinyoung 51
The Northern Gate of the Mongchontoseong Fortress, Seoul : Baekje Royal Fortress with Three Kingdoms Period Pavements and Water-Collection Facility / Kim Seogyeong 59
Iksan Ssangneung(Twin Tombs, Big Royal Tomb) : The largest Entrance Tunnel in existence! did King Mu of Baekje walk through this Passage? / Lee Moonhyoung 65
Iksantoseong Fortress, historic site no. 92 : Iksantoseong was not an earthen fortification at all! it was made of stone. / Lee Moonhyoung 71
column : Baekje Brick Chamber Tomb, Gyochon-ri, Gongju : Baekje's Brick Chamber Tomb redeemed after 80 years / Lee Hyunsook 75
column : Baekje Stone Chamber Tomb at Sa-ri 548-2, Yesan : Tomb of Local Rulers in Geummul Village(Godeok Area) of Baekjes Sabi Phase / Lee Hohyung 77
Seokgok-ri Site, Yesan : A Stone Chamber Tomb yields Bones and a Cloth in a Coffin / Lee Yohan 79
Banjuk-dong 197-4, Gongju : Traces of Daetongsa Temple, the last piece of the Baekje's Capital Ungjin, found after 1500 years / Im Jaesoo 85
Ancient Tombs in Songsan-ri, Gongju(Maintenance project site) : The unsolved Mysteries of the Tombs / Jung Jewon 93
Ssangbuk-ri 56, Buyeo : A Village on the Outskirts of Sabi / Kim Sungsik 99
column : Yeonsan-dong Site, Gwangju : Formation of a Large-Scale Village of the Three Kingdoms Period in Yeonsan-dong, Gwangju / Na Hyerim 103
Pyeonghwa-ri Site, Jangheung : Traces of Exchanges with China in a Proto-Three Kingdoms Period-Three Kingdoms Period(Baekje) Settlement Site / Sim Hyuntae ; Choi Juhee ; An Taeik 105
Three Kingdoms Period(Silla) 112
The Ancient Tombs in Masan-ri, Pohang : Unusually-structured Stone Chamber Tombs with Stone Mounds and Wooden Ceilings / Kim Seongtae 113
The Ancient Tombs in Daecha-ri, Muju : The Silla Dynasty's Expansion into Jeollabuk-do Province / Yu Yeongchun 121
Mangdaeji Area, Achasanseong Fortress, Seoul : Achasanseong Fortress, looking down on the Hangang River and the Sacred Artefacts. / Son Seolbin 132
column : Gyo-dong Site, Jecheon : Goguryeo-Style earrings found in the Stone Outer Coffin Tomb / Kim Hwajoung 139
Three Kingdoms Period(Gaya) 142
The Ancient Tombs in Hyeon-dong, Changwon : The Tomb of Ara Gaya's Maritime Ruler / Yang Hasuk 143
The Ancient Tombs in Samgo-ri B, Jangsu : Golden Earrings, Jades with five traditional colors and Iron Sword with a pentagonal Pommel - the Ruling Elite buried in the Ancient Tombs in Samgo-ri is from Gaya! / Bang Minah 149
column : The Ancient Tombs in Jisan-dong, Goryeong : An Earthen Bell engraved with the Birth Myth of Dae Gaya / Bae Sunghyuk 157
Unified Silla 160
column : Seonggeon-dong City Planning Road construction site, Gyeongju(2nd excavation) : What were so many Large Jars used for? / Cha Soonchul 161
column : Chimnyeongsanseong Fortress, Jangsu : A Fund of Water collection Facilities - Chimnyeongsanseong Fortress, Jangsu / Jo Myoungil 163
column : Cultural site in Medical Instrument Industrial Complex no. 2 construction site, Okcheon : Feature presumed to be Seventh-Century Government Road of Silla confirmed in Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do Province / Jeong Chuntaek 165
Goryeo 168
Hasachang-dong Site, Hanam : Goryeo - Joseon Building Sites and Storage Features of Hanam, on the Way to Hanyang / Park Hyunjune ; Kim Youngmin 169
column : Haryeon-ri Site, Gochang : Confirmation of Roof Tile Production Site in 'The Lower Village with Lotus Flowers' / Shim Jinsoo 175
Joseon 178
column : Busan Eco Delta City Site within the construction site of Zone II, 2nd Phase : The existence of a Joseon Salt Pond has been confirmed for the very first time in the Myeongjido Area, the largest Salt Producer within the Gyeongsang-do Province / Kim Chooho 179
Jepo Site, Jinhae : Jepowaegwan, Joseon's first and last treaty port / Jung Hyeonkwang 181
Overseas Site 190
Balhae Fortress in Starorechenskoe, Primorsky Krai, Russia : Confirmation of the Use of the Panchuk Technique in Primorsky Krai, and Acquisition of Basic Information on Paleoenvironment and Analysis on Dietary Life / Kim Donghun 191
Interview 198
"Tanged Points of the Paleolithic Age were constantly improved upon" / Han Changgyun 199
"Tanged Points made of Fine-Grained Raw Stone Material characterize the Upper Paleolithic in Korea" / Seong Chun Taek 207
Archaeological Sites - VR Experience 217
Statistics 224
Copyright 237
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