September
10
/ 2020
Two major recent Korean kingdom finds are providing archaeologists with new critical insights into the culture and history of Korea’s ancient past. Both of the recent finds date from the Silla Kingdom, which was crucial in the development of Korea. One of the Korean kingdom finds came from an elite burial tomb, where numerous new grave artifacts were found. The other find was the discovery of fish remains at a Silla site that may provide insights into the diet and religious practices of the kingdom and early Korean civilization. The finds were made near the city of Gyeongju, which was the capital of the Silla Kingdom (57 BC-935 AD). It was one of the famous “three kingdoms” that ruled what
