Hangaxe

This handaxe was excavated from the prehistoric site of Jeonkok-ri, Yeoncheon, in Gyeonggi-do. A handaxe with its edge sharpened was produced 1 million years later after human being had produced the first tool in history.he reason that a handaxe is a symbolic artifact from which human evolution can ....

Pottery with Applique Decoration

Pottery with applique decoration is decorated with various additional patterns by adding a clay band to its surface or pressing its surface with fingers. This pottery used widely during B.C. 6,000-4,000, was mainly excavated around the east and south coasts. It was produced earlier than the comb-pattern pottery.

Comb-pattern Pottery

Comb-pattern pottery began to appear in the Korean Peninsular around B.C. 5,000. It first appeared in the middle and western areas and then spread across the peninsular. So, Korean Neolithic culture is often called as 'Culture of earthenware with the teeth of a comb design.'

Liaoning-type Bronze Dagger

Liaoning-type bronze dagger represents Korean Early Bronze period culture. The main characteristic of this dagger is that its blade bends in the shape of 'S' and its blade and its grip were made separately and then combined. These characteristics exhibit unique Korean Bronze period culture quite different from China.

Bronze Ritual Artifact

A man digging up the land and a man holding up a hoe are depicted on the right of the front. At its left, there is a person putting things into a jar. On the opposite side, there is a tree on whose two branches two birds are sitting.