Guinmo, Geochang County Governor, Visits Bunsanseong Excavation Site... Encourages Excavation Team

Application for Cultural Heritage Designation, Additional Excavations, and Historical Site Projects

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the 12th, Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang County, visited the Bunsanseong excavation site to hear about the excavation achievements from the Gyeongsang Cultural Heritage Research Institute and encouraged the investigation team.

On this day, Lee Jong-cheon, director of the Geochang Cultural Center, and officials from the local research institute were also present at the excavation site. Bunsanseong was subject to a detailed surface survey by the Gyeongnam Research Institute in 2020 as part of the non-designated Gaya cultural heritage support project.

This excavation is the first investigation conducted on Bunsanseong and was carried out based on the detailed surface survey for the purpose of restoring Gaya history.

Bunsanseong, located in Daedong-ri, Geochang-eup, San 65-2, is a terraced stone fortress built around the summit of Pyeonggangsan (平岡山, elevation 235m). It is known as one of Geochang County’s representative mountain fortresses along with Geoyeolsanseong, which was designated as a national historic site last year. In old documents, it is recorded as Seongsan (城山), Seongsan Goseong (城山古城), or Goseong (古城).

The mayor stated, “Based on the results of this excavation and the academic advisory meeting, we will do our best to enhance the cultural pride of the residents through historical site projects such as applying for cultural heritage designation and additional excavations, and to systematically preserve and manage the site.”

At the academic advisory meeting with experts including cultural heritage committee members of Gyeongnam Province, Bunsanseong was identified as a fortress built by Silla after the late 6th century, with a typical length of about 840 meters representing a Silla military administrative unit fortress, holding historical value. The need for additional excavation to accurately determine the nature and construction period of Bunsanseong was also raised.

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