In the Old Joseon Period, there are tombs such as the stone cist, the dolmen, the stone mound tomb and the catacomb. The catacombs are mainly excavated in the upper district of the Taizihe river. The culture of its area is peculiar and it is called as...
In the Old Joseon Period, there are tombs such as the stone cist, the dolmen, the stone mound tomb and the catacomb. The catacombs are mainly excavated in the upper district of the Taizihe river. The culture of its area is peculiar and it is called as Machengzi culture. Machengzi culture has an important role in understanding the territory and center of the Old Joseon.
Among the catacombs, the grave pit No. 42 in the Zhangjiapucan A cave is the wood lined tomb. This type of tomb is also found in dolmen. Considering the fact that many wood lined tombs are constructed in the second half of the Bronze Age, we can assume that the tombs of the Bronze Age are originated from those of the Old Joseon.
The methods of burial like the extended burial, the flexed burial, the prone burial and the side burial in the Old Joseon Period are used. It is a unique burial custom of the Old Joseon that most corpses are cremated. The tombs among the multiple burials tomb expected to be seen as a mother-child relationship are excavated in the No.2, No.7, No.8, No.12, No.31 Zhangjiapucan caves and in the No.8 Machengzi C cave.
A great number of potteries and stone implements used in daily lives are excavated in the catacomb. These are incomparably more than those of the dolmen and the stone cist. It is also a peculiar burial custom of the Old Joseon Period that the mortuary gifts and animal bones are excavated in the catacomb.