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  • Gojoseon PeriodꞏBuyeo KingdomꞏSamhan Period

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
  • Baekje Kingdom
  • Gaya Confederacy
  • Silla Kingdom
  • Unified Silla Period
  • Balhae Kingdom
  • Gojoseon PeriodꞏBuyeo KingdomꞏSamhan Period
    Gojoseon PeriodꞏBuyeo KingdomꞏSamhan Period
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    • 비파형 동검 대표이미지
      Mandolin-shaped Bronze dagger
    • 고조선의 토기 대표이미지
      Gojoseon Pottery
    • 명도전 대표이미지
      Knife-shaped Coins
    • 나팔형동기 대표이미지
      Trumpet-shaped Bronze Object
    • 검파형 동기 대표이미지
      Hilt of Sword-shaped Artifacts
    • 전 덕산 청동기 일괄 대표이미지
      Bronze Artifacts Assemblage Attributed to Deoksan
    • 화분모양 토기 대표이미지
      Flowerpot-shaped Pottery
    • 쌍조형칼자루끝장식 대표이미지
      Twin Bird-type Pommel-end Fitting
    • 쇠칼 대표이미지
      Iron Sword
    • 금귀걸이 대표이미지
      Gold Earrings
    • 금동 얼굴 모양 장식 대표이미지
      Gilt Bronze Face-shaped Ornaments
    • 화분모양 토기 대표이미지
      Flowerpot-shaped Pottery
    • 금으로 만든 허리띠고리 대표이미지
      Gold Belt Buckle
    • 쇠도끼 대표이미지
      Iron Axe
    • 청동검 대표이미지
      Bronze Dagger
    • 오수전 대표이미지
      Chinese Coins
    • 반량전 대표이미지
      ban liang coin
    • 주머니모양 항아리 대표이미지
      Pouch-shaped Pottery
    • 민무늬토기 대표이미지
      Plain Coarse Pottery
    • 글자가 쓰여진 중국거울 대표이미지
      Chinese Mirror with Writing
    • 청동진솔선예백장 대표이미지
      Bronze Seal of Ye Chieftain
    • 새무늬 청동기 대표이미지
      Bronze Ritual Artifact with Bird Design
    • 새모양 토기 대표이미지
      Bird-shaped Vessel
    • 점치는 뼈 대표이미지
      Oracle Bone
    • 통나무 관 대표이미지
      Log Coffin
    • 밤 대표이미지
      Chestnuts
    • 별구름무늬청동거울 대표이미지
      Star and Cloud Pattern Bronze Mirror
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    Introduction

      • Gojoseon · Buyeo · Samhan
        : The First State, Gojoseon, and the States that Followed
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      • These early states differed in terms of size and degree of development, and each had he development of Bronze Age farming and the growth of villages generated social differentiation. The most powerful among the local farming communities gradually incorporated their neighbors until eventually, several states emerged on and around the Korean Peninsula. The first state to have been established in Korean history is Gojoseon. After the 2nd century BCE, the states of Buyeo, Goguryeo, Okjeo, Dongye, and Samhan (Mahan, Jinhan, Byeonhan) appeared. Tits distinctive culture. The steady expansion of power by each state resulted in the incorporation and reorganization of surrounding regions. The smaller states of Mahan, Jinhan, and Byeonhan, occupying the central and southern regions of the Korean Peninsula, developed by competing against each other and eventually grew into the respective kingdoms of Baekje, Silla, and Gaya.
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