Deep History of Northeast Asia: Korean Peninsula, Japanese Archipelago, and Connected Seas
Han River basin and central Korean Peninsula · Profil avec revue des sources

Amsa-dong and Jeulmun pottery communities

서울 암사동 유적 / Amsa-dong archaeological site

Pit dwellings, hearths, storage, pottery, stone tools, fishing equipment, plant use, and river resources illuminate changing Neolithic households near the Han River.

Neolithic settlement, pottery-classification, household, and river-subsistence context Principal occupation broadly fifth-fourth millennia BCE, within a longer Korean Neolithic sequence Pit dwellings, hearths, pottery, stone tools, fishing weights, faunal and botanical remains, storage features, stratigraphy, and regional comparison Amsa-dong archaeological site and museum; one river settlement, not the capital or boundary of a Jeulmun people
Aperçu

Éléments probants, paysages, échelle communautaire, organisation politique et connexions

Connexions péninsulaires, insulaires, fluviales, côtières et maritimes

River terraces, seasonal fisheries, plants, forests, wetlands, stone resources, and movement through the Han basin structured community life.

Organisation politique et échelle communautaire

Households organized dwelling, food preparation, fishing, gathering, craft, and storage. The deposits do not document a centralized state or a universal Jeulmun political organization.

Transformation ultérieure, patrimoine vivant et réception moderne

Seoul institutions conserve and interpret the site within a modern city. Amsa-dong evidence cannot determine modern Korean ethnicity, nationality, identity, ancestry, or descent.

Site form pit-dwelling settlement

Excavated structures represent selected occupations rather than every community in the period.

Current museum record [S1] [S2]
Main classification Jeulmun pottery period

A scholarly chronological label, not a homogeneous ethnicity or language.

Current archaeology [S2] [S3]
Subsistence evidence fishing, gathering, hunting, and plant use

Evidence varies by site and does not describe one fixed economy.

Reviewed 2026 [S1] [S3]
Séquence historique

Uma cronologia breve e documentada

Ces repères servent d'orientation et ne constituent pas une histoire complète.

  1. River settlement develops

    Households built pit dwellings and used pottery, fishing gear, stone tools, hearths, and storage near the Han River.

  2. Settlement practices change

    Occupation intensity, dwelling placement, pottery, and subsistence shifted within broader peninsula-wide variation.

  3. Modern discovery and excavation

    Flood exposure and later excavations brought the settlement into archaeological and public-heritage records.

  4. Urban archaeological stewardship

    Site protection, museum interpretation, experimental dwellings, and continuing research operate within metropolitan Seoul.

Culture et langue

Foyers, subsistance, travail, langue, croyances, artisanat, échange et mobilité

Langues mentionnées dans ce profil

  • No deciphered written language evidence
  • Spoken languages cannot be assigned from pottery decoration

Famille linguistique: Unknown from the archaeological evidence

Semi-subterranean dwellings preserve household-scale evidence.

Pottery style is evidence for chronology and practice rather than a people-name.

Fishing, gathering, hunting, and plant use complicate simple farming-transition narratives.

Elite tombs, palaces, inscriptions, court chronicles, imported objects, and state heritage narratives are often more visible than households, women, children, fishers, farmers, craftspeople, migrants, captives, enslaved or coerced people, and rural communities. Evidence gaps must not be filled with civilizational hierarchy, ethnic purity, empty-land, foreign-founder, or simple population-replacement narratives.

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    Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre · International archaeological heritage record · 2021; current record

  2. C2

    Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre · International archaeological heritage record · 2025; current record

  3. C3

    Petroglyphs of Sikachi-Alyan

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre · State-submitted archaeological heritage record · 2003; current tentative-list record

  4. C4

    Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre · International archaeological heritage record · 2000; current record

  5. C5

    Complex of Koguryo Tombs

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre · International archaeological and conservation record · 2004; current record

  6. C6

    Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre · International archaeological heritage record · 2019; current record

  7. C7

    Japan World Heritage properties

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre · International heritage directory including Asuka-Fujiwara and Nara · Current state-party record

  8. C8

    National Ainu Museum

    Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park · Living Ainu cultural and museum institution · Current institutional resource

  9. C9

    National Museum of Korea

    National Museum of Korea · National museum research and collections resource · Current institutional resource

  10. C10

    National Museum of Japanese History

    National Institutes for the Humanities · National historical and archaeological research museum · Current institutional resource

  11. C11

    Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre · International archaeological and sacred-landscape record · 2017; current record

  12. C12

    Baekje Historic Areas

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre · International archaeological heritage record · 2015; current record

  13. S1

    Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site

    Seoul Metropolitan Government · Municipal archaeological and public-history resource · Current municipal heritage resource

  14. S2

    Amsa-dong Site Museum

    Seoul Amsa-dong Site Museum · Archaeological museum and site resource · Current site-museum resource

  15. S3

    Prehistory and Ancient History Gallery

    National Museum of Korea · National archaeological collections and interpretation resource · Current national museum resource

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Revisión editorial: 5 août 2026