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Restoration of Silla Princess’s Tomb Offers a Window to the Past

Restoration of Silla Princess’s Tomb Offers a Window to the Past

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A project to reconstruct Silla Ancient Tomb No. 44 at Jjoksaem in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, linked to a Silla princess who passed away 1,500 years ago, is set to commence. The Gyeongju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage announced on Wednesday that it will hold an explanatory briefing on [...]

The Dolmens of Korea

The Dolmens of Korea

GOCHANG, South Korea, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean peninsula boasts the world’s largest concentration of dolmens – megalithic tombs often in the form of two or more vertical stones supporting a horizontal capstone. The megalithic culture is believed to have emerged on the peninsula in the Neolithic age, and flourished into the Bronze [...]