Archaeological Site in Wolpyeong, Suncheon

The Wolpyeong archaeological site, Suncheon, lies on a hilly spur at the southern end of Jogyesan Mountain, bordering the streamside sediments where the Songgwangcheon Stream curves around it to the west and north and the Oeseocheon Stream borders it to the south. The site was found across an area of some 50,000 pyeong under stable topographic conditions; a first excavation in 1998 and a second in 2001 exposed eight geological layers and four Paleolithic cultural layers, from which about 9,400 Upper Paleolithic artefacts were collected. The Wolpyeong site also preserves well the cultural layers of both prehistoric and historic periods, including the Upper Paleolithic and the Iron Age, and at over 50,000 pyeong it ranks among the larger Upper Paleolithic sites found in Korea. Together with the Suyanggae Prehistoric Site (a historic site) in Danyang, North Chungcheong, and the Hahwagye-ri site in Hongcheon, Gangwon, it is regarded as one of the country's largest Upper Paleolithic sites, and is considered to hold a very important place for understanding Korean prehistoric culture in continuity with the Neolithic culture that followed.

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Where it is

Region

Suncheon, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Historic Site · 사적