Samguk-era Artifacts Discovered at Jamsil Jinju Reconstruction Site... Difficult to Launch Sales in Second Half of Year

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[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] Artifacts from the Three Kingdoms period have been discovered at the reconstruction site of Jamsil Jinju Apartment in Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul. Due to the need for a detailed cultural heritage excavation, it is expected that sales within this year will be difficult.

According to the real estate industry on the 18th, the Jamsil Jinju Reconstruction Association has been conducting a detailed cultural heritage excavation at the construction site since last month by selecting a specialized company. Since 2016, the association has selected service companies to conduct cultural heritage surface surveys and observation investigations. It is reported that the company submitted an opinion to the Cultural Heritage Administration last November to December stating that a detailed excavation was necessary based on the observation investigation results.

The report stated that a total of 84 excavation points were made within the Jamsil Jinju site, and cultural layers corresponding to the Baekje Hanseong period and 6th-century Silla were confirmed at 36 excavation points mainly in the northeast and central southern areas. Additionally, a total of 43 residential sites and pit houses (residential style of the Three Kingdoms period), as well as post holes (holes dug to erect pillars on the floor of pit houses), were identified. The report recommended, "It is necessary to convert 18,700㎡ around the confirmed relic area into a detailed excavation to clarify the distribution range, period, and characteristics of the relics." The association plans to conduct the detailed excavation until the end of next month and submit the report to the Cultural Heritage Administration, with the future direction of the project to be determined based on the results.

The Jamsil Jinju Apartment has currently completed demolition and relocation and began construction in December last year. The contractors are Samsung C&T Corporation and HDC Hyundai Development Company. This complex, planned to be built with a total of 2,678 households, was scheduled for general sales in the second half of this year, but due to changes in the project implementation plan and the detailed cultural heritage excavation, sales within this year are effectively off the table.

There is also a possibility that the project delay could be prolonged. If the artifacts discovered through the detailed excavation are deemed to have high historical, academic, or artistic value, the association will have to create a cultural heritage preservation plan and undergo review by the Cultural Heritage Committee.

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