Sunchon National University Museum(국립순천대학교박물관)

순천대학교 박물관

Sunchon National University Museum

The museum was established in 1987 as the first museum of the eastern Jeolla province.

There are many exhibit halls and its collection is specialized in the ancient period of Korea(before the 10th century)

this museum is the best place to learn about the eastern Jeolla province, which has different culture with that of the western Jeolla. but the culture of the eastern Jeolla has a similarity with Gyeongsang province which located right next to it. 

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In particular, a hall dedicated to Geomdan fortress of Sunchon (순천 검단산성 順天 劍丹山城)is important to the Baekje's history

the stone fortress was built during the sixth century by the Baekje kingdom. 

through excavation, people unearthed a lot of remains and relics from the fortress.

as a result, it was designated as a historical site of Korea in 1999 

the photo is a replica of a large well, found in the fortress.

it is 890 cm in length, 480 cm in width

a wooden dipper intact was also unearthed.

This coiled earthenware bottle was also excavated from the fortress. 

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the following picture shows understructures of dolmen

In Korean dolmens, stone daggers were often found

putting a dagger in the grave is believed to have a ritual purpose driving evil spirit off from the grave.

two people praying in front of a huge stone dagger were carved on Orimdong dolmen of Yeosu, which shows ancient people's belief toward the stone dagger.

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The museum also houses a lot of earthenware potteries dating to the Gaya period

Eventhough the eastern Jeolla currently belongs to Jeolla province of Korea,
as I mentioned above, it has a close correlation with the south-east area of Korea, the South Gyeongsang. this area was ruled by Gaya before the fifth or sixth century

two pottery  in the picture above were chamberpots of Baekje men

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Maro fortress is located in Gwangyang

it is believed that it had been used from the sixth century to the 10th century. 

remains of collecting wells of Maro fortress

what drew my attention was these earthen horses.

they were found in the ritual site of Maro fortress.

interesting thing was that the horse didn't have their head which means they were decapitated.

but the horses on display have their head because the museum assemble them back again.

decapitating a horse conducted when people held rites as a sacrifice.

Sunchon University Museum 

http://museum.sunchon.ac.kr

[공산성] 성안마을 백제 갑옷 출토

Field Trip to  GongSanSeong(公山城)  

This was my second visit to  GongSanSeong.

(for basic information on  GongSanSeong,

just refer to the previous post;

 http://peeeeece.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-post_18.html)

I only visited the top during my former fieldtrip to  GongSanSeong, 

so this time, I headed for the village Seong-an(성안마을)

The photo above was taken in the 1990s.

As you can see, there was a village at that time

but the village is currently changed into an excavation site like this. 

Seong-an Village (성안마을) is located on flatland in GongSanSeong.
it has been suspected that there are important relics underground
because there were only a few ancient building sites in GongSanSeong's other regions and the should be more.

The importance of Gongsanseong was already mentioned in the former post.

The view of the excavation site in Seong-an Village

The trial digging on Seong-an Village commenced on 2004.
It was financed by Gongju University Museum.
They have buckled down on this excavation since earlier this year.

 A distribution Chart of the Ruins

The excavation team of Gongju University dug six meters more from the stratum of Joseon Dynasty which was seventeen meters below the earth's surface.

After ending the excavation, this site is supposed to be changed into a traditional village for sightseeing.

I just wonder whether the plan will go well,

since if many significant relics are found in there,

the plans will be canceled.

 These are roof tiles of the Baekje period, note that they are piled up in a coal bed, they seem to have been produced from the fall of Baekje in 660.

 Proof of the war in 660 can be found in a huge pile of arrowheads discovered near the beds of roof tiles.
This is a huge discovery because it shows arrowheads of three different countries(Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla) in the 7th Century.

Take a look at this site where a man is standing.

The most significant relic was discovered there !

This is the relic.

Leather armor from the Baekje period with letters on it.

It is entirely unprecedented in the case of leather armor,

and is the oldest one in Korea.

The writing says 

"○○行貞觀十九年四月二十一日"

which means the year 645 in Chinese.

Because of this relic, 

we can clearly identify the time period.

[서울]아차산 Mt.A-cha ① : 홍련봉

아차산은 서울시와 구리시를 나누는 경계가 되는 산입니다.


아차산 줄기는 한강을 두고 양쪽으로 갈라지는데

남쪽에서 바라봤을 때 오른쪽 줄기를 아차산, 왼쪽 줄기를 용마산이라고 합니다.

이런 아차산에는 고대의 보루(堡壘)가 많이 남아있습니다.

아차산 일대 보루 분포도

약 20개의 보루가 분포하고 있는데요 이 아차산 보루군은 사적 제455호로 지정되어 있습니다.

산을 오르기 전에 "아차산 고구려 역사문화 홍보관"을 들렸습니다.

작은 곳이지만 소책자 등을 받을 수 있으므로 여기부터 들르시는 게 좋을 것 같습니다.

역사문화 홍보관에서 첫번째 목적지인 홍련봉을 바라본 사진입니다.

제 1답사지: 홍련봉 1보루

홍련봉은 아차산 자락의 가장 끄트머리에 있는 봉우리입니다.

높이도 아차산에서는 가장 낮다고 볼 수 있는데

남북으로 두 개의 봉우리가 있습니다.

남쪽은 홍련봉 1보루, 북쪽은 홍련봉 2보루라 명칭합니다.

홍련봉 1보루에서는 아차산 일대 보루 중에 유일한 연화문 와당이 발굴되었습니다.

고대사회에 기와를 쓰는 건물은 상당히 높은 위계에서만 가능했는데

바로 그 때문에 아차산 일대에 주둔했던 군대의 지휘부가 여기에 있었을 것으로 추정하기도 합니다.

발굴된 유물 중에는 빗살무늬토기도 있어서

이곳은 보루가 설치되기 이전부터 주거지였을 것으로 보고 있습니다.

홍련봉 1보루에서 바라본 아차산성입니다.

 왼쪽봉우리가 아차산 1보루 지점입니다.

홍련봉에서 내려다본 서울 도심입니다.

홍련봉 2보루에 있는 패널
문제의 庚子명 토기가 사진 왼쪽에 나와 있는데요
이걸 근거로 520년설을 주장하시는 분도 있긴한데
'경'인지 '虎'인지 논란이 되고 있는 실정입니다.
그런데 토기에는 소유자 이름을 쓰는 경우가 많으므로 '경'자로 보기 어려울 것 같습니다.

홍련봉1보루보다 북쪽에 있는 홍련봉2보루는 중랑천이 잘 보이는 곳으로 1보루는 사령부가 2보루에는 군수창고가 있었을 것으로 추정됩니다.
집수지가 발굴되었기 때문입니다.

아차산 등산로 입구에 있는 등산 코스입니다.

저희는 만남의 광장-홍련봉-아차산성-아차산정상-용마산으로 이동하게 됩니다.

[공주(公州)] 공산성(公山城)

The Fieldtrip to Gongju (1)

Gongju was the second captital of Baekje(B.C.18~A.D.660)

after the first capital Hanseong(the present Seoul) was destroyed by Goguryeo(고구려:高句麗)

From 475 to 538, Gongju(then Woong-jin) was the center of Baekje

until Sabi became the third capital in 538. 

Although Gongju was only the captital for about 60 years,

it has significant relics of the Baekje Dynasty.

  

Here is the first relic of Baekje, GongSanSeong(공산성:公山城)

The West Gate of GongSanSeong

The name GongSanSeong  is a combination of Gong(公) and SanSeong(山城).

'Gong' came out of 'Gongju(公州)', 'SanSeong' means a mountain fortress in Korean.

So the name GongSanSeong means the Mountain Fortress of Gongju.

However, GongSanSeong was called 'Woong-jin-seong(熊津城)' in the Baekje period.

because Gongju was named Woongjin at that time.

This fortress was constructed during the Baekje period.

However, the present stone-piled fortress was constructed in the Joseon Dynasty(1392~1910).

This fortress was made using soil and mud in Baekje period.

As a result, the culture of two dynasties co-exists in this fortress.

The stone monument constructed in the Joseon Dynasty

The Relics of Baekje Palace on the Top of the mountain

The relic of a pond constructed in the Baekje period

The Scenery of "Ssangsu-jeong" from the Pond Relic

There is a gazebo named "SsangSu-jeong" on the top of this mountain.

"SsangSu" means 'two trees', while "jeong" means a gazebo.

The gazebo got its name from the two trees that used to stand there.

In the Joseon Dynasty, King Injo(1595~1649) who had just evacuated Seoul (where a rebellion had risen), looked out at Seoul while leaning on the trees.

The rebellion was crushed, and the pleased King granted the trees a noble title.

However, they withered, so people built a gazebo to remember the trees by.

This is the SsangSu-jeong

The Relics of Baekje Palace

The Street of Gongju from Gong-sanseong

The Mountain Chiri

From GongSanSeong, you can see Chiri Mountain(就利山).

Chiri Mountain is a significant place in regards to the collapse of Baekje.

After the collapse of Baekje by the Tang(唐) and Silla(新羅) Dynasties in 660 , 

the ritual for rapprochement between the Baekje and Silla Dynasties was conducted on this mountain

with the participation of delegations from three other conturies.

Somebody says that Baekje's Chiri Mountain is not the actual Chiri Mountain

shown in the picture,

because the mountain in the picture is too low and the altar is nowhere to be found.

It is one of the mysteries of Baekje.

2010 December Field Trip

2010 December Field Trip

12/10-12/11



이번 12월 답사는 공주-부여-광주를 다녀왔습니다.

삼국시대에 웅진(熊津)이라 불린 공주는

475년부터 538년까지 백제(B.C.18-A.D.660)의 수도였습니다.

538년부터 백제 멸망 660년까지는 사비(泗沘)라고 불리는 부여가 수도가 됩니다.

광주도 백제의 영역이었기에 이번 답사는 백제 문화권 답사였다고 할 수 있겠네요

아래 지도는 현재 부여군의 위성지도입니다.

저희가 다녀온 곳에는 노란색 동그라미 표시를 해두었습니다.

능안골 고분군- 청마산성- 국립 부여박물관- 조선시대 밭유적 발굴현장

청마산성(靑馬山城)

아래 지도는 청마산성 지도 입니다.

노란색 표시는 제가 한 거지만, 아무래도 손으로 그리다보니 좀 엉터리이긴 합니다.

대략적인 모습이 이렇다 정도로만 생각해주시면 될 것 같습니다.

청마산성이 백제의 성이었는지는 불분명하지만

백제의 수도에 근접해 있고, 그 규모가 매우 커서 주목받고 있는 성입니다.



저희 답사팀은 청마산성의 남쪽 라인을 따라 걸었는데요

바깥 면이 완만하고 안쪽이 급경사인 점도 독특한 점이었습니다.

청마산성이 백제의 궁성이 있던 곳이 아닐까 추측하는 의견도 있으나

지도에 보이듯이 산성의 안이 너무 좁아 궁궐터로는 적합하지 않다고 생각됩니다.

오히려 지금보니 주위에 고분이 너무 많은데다가,

부여 중심지에서 멀리 떨어진 것으로 미루어

장송과 관련하여 뭔가 의미 있는 곳이 아닐까하는 생각이 듭니다.

내려오는 길에 발견한 석축입니다.

날씨가 너무 춥고 바람이 심해서 그날 정말 고생이 많았습니다.

게다가 '가시나무'가 많아서 여기저기 긁히고 찔리느라 더 힘들었구요.

'가시나무'가 그렇게 많이 자라는 것은 처음 보았는데요

혹시 방어용으로 심은 것은 아닌지 궁금해집니다.

부여 능안골 고분군

부여 능안골 고분군의 위치는 위의 부여군 지도를 참조하시기 바랍니다.

능안골 고분군의 서쪽에는 백제 왕실 무덤군으로 알려진

부여 능산리 고분군이 위치하고 있습니다.

능안골 고분군은 백제 귀족 무덤으로 여겨지며

주(紬)·사(紗) 등의 옷감 및 금귀고리, 은제관장식과 띠드리개장식 등 

백제 복식 연구에 중요한 유물들이 많이 나와 관심을 모으고 있습니다.

 

▲ 능안골 고분군 위에서 아래로 찍은 사진