Daepyeong
Archaeological site in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daepyeong is a complex prehistoric archaeological site located in the Nam River valley near Jinju in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Pottery typologies and seriations and a host of AMS radiocarbon dates show that the site had a number of occupations over several millennia from c. 3500 BC - AD 500.[1]
Daepyeong | |
Hangul | 대평 유적 |
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Hanja | 大坪 遺蹟 |
Revised Romanization | Daepyeong Yujeok |
McCune–Reischauer | Taep'yŏng Yujŏk |
This site is very important in Korean and world prehistory because of the many important finds including one of the earliest ditch-enclosed settlements in East Asia, substantial prehistoric dry-fields, a multiple ditch-enclosed residential and production precinct for emerging elites, and the earliest evidence of craft specialization (greenstone or 'jade' ornaments) in prehistoric Korea, well-preserved evidence of other production activities including pottery-making. Several small-scale excavations took place beginning in 1977. Wide-scope, large-scale excavation of Daepyeong and surrounding settlements took place between 1996 and 2000.