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Facebook Prehistory and Ancient History
The Prehistory and Ancient History section displays artifacts that represent some of the earliest evidence of Korean civilization and culture, from stone tools of the Paleolithic age to gold jewelry of the Silla Kingdom and stone monoliths of the Balhae era, with each room documenting those aspects that uniquely define each of Korea's different periods of ancient history.
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Neolithic Period
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Introduction
- The Neolithic Period, in Search of a New Way of Life
- The Neolithic Period on the Korean Peninsula spans from about 8,000 BCE to 1,500 BCE. The last ice age ended around 10,000 BCE when temperatures began to increase. By around 4,000 BC, the coastline achieved its present-day form.
- Neolithic communities had to find new ways to survive in the warmer environment. Larger animals had disappeared along with the glaciers, and so they used bows and arrows to hunt smaller, faster animals instead. They lived in semi-subterranean houses, picked berries, and began to practice small-scale farming. They also fished in the seas and rivers.
- Neolithic people made tools from stone and bone and produced the earliest pottery. The pottery vessels were used to store and cook food. They traded with people across the seas for objects that they needed.
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