Yangju City to Hold Open House for 15th Excavation of Yangju Daemosanseong Fortress on the 28th

Yangju City in Gyeonggi Province and the Giho Cultural Heritage Research Institute (Director Ko Jaeyong) will hold an open house for the 15th excavation of the Yangju Daemosanseong Fortress at 2 p.m. on November 28.

Poster for the 15th Excavation Site Open House of Yangju Daemosanseong Fortress. Provided by Yangju City

During this open house, relics and major artifacts unearthed during the 15th excavation will be presented directly to the general public and academic community.

In particular, three wooden tablets will be unveiled to the public for the first time: a wooden tablet inscribed with the cyclical year "Gimyonyen (己卯年)," believed to be the oldest wooden tablet ever discovered in Korea; a ritualistic wooden tablet with clear shamanistic characteristics; and a wooden tablet engraved with "Geummulno (今勿奴)," the ancient Goguryeo place name recorded in the "Samguk Sagi" geographical section.

Additionally, a large number of artifacts encompassing daily life and ritual practices-such as Baekje pottery, wooden utensils, oracle bones, animal bones, and seeds-will be exhibited. Pottery fragments with features characteristic of the Hanseong Baekje period, such as direct-rimmed jars and paddle-impressed pottery, will also be on display, providing important materials for understanding the chronology of the wooden tablets.

Of particular note, the discovery of oracle bones used for divination alongside ritualistic wooden tablets offers significant evidence that ritual ceremonies were conducted inside Daemosanseong Fortress. The opportunity to view these artifacts in person at the open house is expected to generate considerable interest.

Not only artifacts but also major excavated structures such as water collection facilities will be available for on-site viewing during the open house, making this a valuable opportunity to gain multifaceted insights into the residential, ritual, and daily life of the 5th-century Yangju Daemosanseong Fortress.

Since 2018, Yangju City has been conducting annual excavations to clarify the historical character of Daemosanseong Fortress and plans to continue these efforts to establish itself as the "Historical and Cultural Center of Northern Gyeonggi, Yangju."

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