14th Excavation at Hoeamsaji Site... Securing Goryeo Dynasty's Ancestral Retaining Wall

Yangju City to Hold Two 'On-Site Public Briefings' on the 26th
Excavation of Goryeo Dynasty Gwimokmun Maksae Roof Tiles and Eogolmune Roof Tiles

Hwaamsaji site field view.

Gyeonggi Yangju City (Mayor Kang Su-hyun) announced on the 19th that it will hold two on-site public briefing sessions for the '14th Excavation of Hoam Temple Site' at San 14-3, Hoam-dong, on the 26th at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

The '14th Excavation of Hoam Temple Site' is a project commissioned to the Capital Cultural Heritage Research Institute to secure archaeological data to identify the historical and cultural value of the Hoam Temple Site.

The city explained that since August, excavation investigations have been conducted on 15 building sites within complexes 6 to 8 of the Hoam Temple Site, confirming remains and relics from 10 building sites, including △stone foundations of previous generations △core stones and foundation stones of previous generations △drainage systems of previous generations △retaining walls of previous generations △ondol (underfloor heating) remains and whale-shaped heating ducts from previous generations.

In addition, roof tiles with 귀목문 (or 일휘문) patterns from the Goryeo Dynasty, fishbone-patterned tiles, fragments of Goryeo celadon, and Chinese blue-and-white porcelain fragments were excavated.

Moreover, Goryeo Dynasty artifacts were recovered throughout the building sites from complexes 6 to 8, indicating traces of a large-scale reconstruction of Hoam Temple in the late Goryeo period.

The Yangju Hoam Temple Site (Historic Site) is recognized as an archaeological heritage that proves the prosperity and spread of Buddhist Seon (Zen) culture popular in 14th-century East Asia and was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list in 2022.

The city plans to actively utilize the excavation results as materials for preparing the UNESCO World Heritage nomination dossier for the Yangju Hoam Temple Site and for promoting the value of the site.

Mayor Kang Su-hyun of Yangju said, "This excavation has become an opportunity to further solidify the outstanding universal value of the Hoam Temple Site," adding, "We will continue to accelerate efforts to register the Hoam Temple Site, our city's representative cultural heritage, as a World Heritage site through ongoing research, preservation, management, and promotion of the excavation results."

Meanwhile, anyone can participate in the on-site public briefing session for the '14th Excavation of Hoam Temple Site' without a separate application.

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