This study examines the culture of Hanseongbaekjae in the Youngdong-Youngseo region. Specifically, the distribution and character of Stone-mound-tombs in the up and mid stream of Han River revealed that whereas Hanseongbaekjae-style pottery was found ...
This study examines the culture of Hanseongbaekjae in the Youngdong-Youngseo region. Specifically, the distribution and character of Stone-mound-tombs in the up and mid stream of Han River revealed that whereas Hanseongbaekjae-style pottery was found in the upstream of Bukhangang Valley, relatively different style of pottery was found from the Stone-mound-tombs in the upstream of Namhangang Valley. This difference between water systems explains the widening cultural difference between Youngdong and Youngseo regions, indicating cultural differences specific to the upstream of Namhangang and Bukhangan Valley.
As far as the plane pattern of housing sites during the 3rd and 4th centuries was concemed, that of Youngdong region changed to the oblong shape in some areas, with some of yeoja-type(呂字形)and cheolja type(凸字形) houses remaining. On the contrary, existing yeoja and cheolja type houses continued to be found in the Youngseo region. What is noteworthy at this points is that a kitchen range was used, which is believed to be associated with the production of iron in the basin of Hongcheongang Valley. In the case of the Namhangang Valley, there have been only two found, and therefore it seems necessary to wait for more materials to be released.
The group who used plain coarse pottery of the the Youngdong-Youngseo Region was 'Yae(濊)" which appears in the Samguksagi(三國史記), and the Mohe tribe(말갈) in the "Basic Annals of Baekjae(百濟本紀)" of the same book is believed to be "Yae" as well. The 'Yae" group seems to have been assimilated with Shilla rapidly, as the Youngdong region began exchanges with Shilla in the Youngnam region in the mid and late 4th century. The Youngseo region is believed to have begun to fall by Kogureo which expanded its territory toward south at the end of 4th century. Meanwhile, 'proto more tribe pottery' excavated from Udu-dong and Pungnabtoseong showed continued exchange with this region, although it is uncertain since the death of 'Tuanjie - Krounovka Culture (Okjeo) in the northeast region.