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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.

  • Paleolithic Period
  • Neolithic Period
  • Bronze Age
  • Gojoseon PeriodꞏBuyeo KingdomꞏSamhan Period
  • Goguryeo Kingdom
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    Neolithic Period
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    • 뼈바늘과 가락바퀴 대표이미지
      Bone Needle and Spindle Whorls
    • 고산리식 토기 대표이미지
      Gosan-ri-type Pottery
    • 식물화석 대표이미지
      Plant Fossils
    • 도토리 저장공 대표이미지
      Acorn Storage Pit
    • 부산 동삼동 조개무지 대표이미지
      Shell Mound, Dongsamdong, Busan
    • 동삼동 조개무지 출토 토기 대표이미지
      Shell Mound of Pottery, Dongsamdong, Busan
    • 배 모양 토기편 대표이미지
      Clay Boat Figurines
    • 지역마다 달랐던 어로활동 대표이미지
      Fishing Activities that Varied by Region
    • 신석기시대 원거리교류 대표이미지
      Neolithic Long-Distance Exchange
    • 동북부 지역의 토기 대표이미지
      Pottery of the Northeastern Region
    • 중동부 지역의 토기 대표이미지
      Pottery of the Central Eastern region
    • 중서부 지역의 토기 대표이미지
      Pottery of the Central Western Region
    • 남부 지역의 토기 대표이미지
      Pottery of the Southern Region
    • 부산 가덕도 인골 대표이미지
      Human Bone, Gadeokdo, Busan
    • 조개팔찌 대표이미지
      Shell Bracelets
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    Introduction

      • The Neolithic Period, in Search of a New Way of Life
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      • 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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