Jinju Bronze Age Culture - Academic Conference Hosted by Gyeongsang National University Museum and Experts

Proceeding with the theme of 'Bronze Age, Jinju Scenery - Namgang River Basin Tombs and Rituals'

Director Cha Young-gil is delivering a congratulatory speech at the auditorium of Gyeongsang National University Museum.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City in Gyeongnam held an expert academic conference jointly hosted by the Bronze Age Culture Museum and the Gyeongsang National University Museum on the 22nd at the main auditorium of the Gyeongsang National University Museum.

This expert academic conference was planned to identify the prehistoric culture of the Jinju area, which holds the largest collection of Bronze Age materials in Korea, and to establish Jinju's cultural identity.

The conference, themed "The Landscape of Jinju in the Bronze Age? Bronze Age Tombs and Rituals in the Namgang River Basin," featured presentations by four experts: ▲ Characteristics and Significance of Bronze Age Tombs in the Namgang River Basin (Kim Sodam, Busan Museum) ▲ Funeral Rituals of the Bronze Age in the Namgang River Basin (Lee Je-hyun, National Gimhae Museum) ▲ People of the Bronze Age Namgang River Basin Seen Through Human Bones (Shin Seok-won, former Ministry of National Defense Remains Excavation and Identification Team) ▲ Landscape Archaeological Interpretation of Bronze Age Tombs in the Namgang River Basin Using GIS (Kang Dong-seok, National Gyeongju Cultural Heritage Research Institute). Following the presentations, designated discussions and a general discussion were held with Yoon Ho-pil, president of the Korean Bronze Age Society, as the chair.

The Jinju Bronze Age Culture Museum and Gyeongsang National University Museum held an academic conference on "Living Spaces" in 2021, and after this conference, they plan to hold additional expert academic conferences covering topics such as "Technology, Specialization, and Trade" and "Science, Dating, and Environment" through 2023. Based on this, they plan to host the "2023 International Academic Conference" in collaboration with the Korean Bronze Age Society.

A city official stated, "This academic conference can be evaluated as a good example of collaboration through the establishment of a regional cultural network," and added, "We will continue to make multifaceted efforts to produce the specialized knowledge necessary to identify Jinju's prehistoric culture and establish its cultural identity."

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