Silla's Overseas Expansion Explored Through Stone Chamber Tombs and Excavated Artifacts

Gyeongju Cultural Heritage Research Institute Academic Conference on "The Development of Silla Seen Through Stone Chamber Tombs"

The National Gyeongju Cultural Heritage Research Institute will hold an academic conference on the 27th at the Gyeongju Hilton Hotel under the theme "The Development and Direction of Silla as Seen Through Stone Chamber Tombs." The conference will comprehensively review stone chamber tombs and excavated artifacts confirmed in the Silla region during the 6th to 7th centuries to examine the growth of Silla into a state and its process of external expansion.

The keynote lecture will be delivered by Professor Choi Byung-hyun of Soongsil University, who will discuss the development of stone chamber mound tombs in the late Silla period in the Gyeongju area and the royal tombs of the middle and late periods. Five experts, including Professor Jeong Woon-yong of Korea University, Nam Ik-hee of the Sejong Cultural Heritage Research Institute, and Choi Jeong-beom of the Hanbit Cultural Heritage Research Institute, will participate in the thematic presentations. Topics include "The Development and Expansion of Silla as Seen Through Historical Records," "The Emergence and Development of Silla Stone Chamber Tombs," "Review of Construction Techniques of Silla Horizontal Stone Chamber Tombs," "Classification of Pottery Excavated from Stone Chamber Tombs in the Gyeongju Area and Comparison with Local Pottery," and "The Development and Expansion of Silla as Seen Through Large Ornaments Excavated from Stone Chamber Tombs."

On the podium, Jo Heon-cheol of the Hwarang Cultural Heritage Research Institute and others will share recent excavation results of stone chamber tombs from sites such as Nuam-ri and Haguam-ri in Chungju and Daeryeon-ri in Pohang. The subsequent discussion panel will feature Kim Yong-seong, director of the Hanbit Cultural Heritage Research Institute, along with Professor Hong Bo-sik of Kongju National University, Professor Park Seong-hyun of Hanyang University, and Cha Soon-cheol of the Seorabeol Cultural Heritage Research Institute.

Researcher Eo Chang-seon of the National Gyeongju Cultural Heritage Research Institute stated, "It is meaningful to comprehensively examine the emergence and development, construction techniques, excavated artifacts, and the latest excavation results of stone chamber tombs made in Gyeongju and local areas during the 6th to 7th centuries in one place," adding, "We will also explore the Silla society centered on Gyeongju, focusing on the administration and governance of local areas and the establishment of the national system."

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