SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — About 1,600 movable metal type blocks from the 15th and 16th centuries, including what are believed to be the oldest extant Korean-letter type pieces, have been found in downtown Seoul, heritage authorities said Tuesday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) also announced the discovery of copper items presumed to be [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean archaeologists have discovered the foundations of 25 Neolithic dwellings in a coastal area in Gimpo, just west of Seoul, the Gimpo city government said Monday. The scale of the New Stone Age houses in Gimpo’s Daegot district, about 30 kilometers northwest of the capital, varies from 3.5 [...]
ANSAN, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A fossil assumed to be a toe bone of a dinosaur dating back to 120 million years ago has been discovered on a western island, a local government said Wednesday. The city government of Ansan, southwest of Seoul, said the 4.5-centimeter-long fossil was found by a citizen on Daebu [...]
SOLIHULL, United Kingdom, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Land Rover has revealed the New Discovery seven-seat SUV by breaking a Guinness World Record for the largest LEGO structure ever built. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/4d374d62-1f31-4659-ae79-cd92580eb74c Long-term Land Rover Discovery owners Bear Grylls, Sir Ben Ainslie and Zara Phillips took part in [...]