Cultural heritage in Goyang
five-thousand years history
Current story of Goyang
2017-03-20
Myukjulsan Mountain relics and remainings
Myukjulsan Mountain is a historical site where was a capital in Baekje that was firstly investigated in Goyang-si. Gyeonggi-do museum has proceeded emergent investigation for identifying the scope and characteristics of the relics in 2003. According to the results of investigation, 8 pit dwellings, 2 pit holes, 1 circular yugu, 5 red stone yugus, and 9 pit halls and 5 private tombs that were made in contemporary era were found. As for artifacts, about 1000 items including gobae, samjokgi, ho, siru, Jangranhyung earthenware, and other earthenware in Baekje, and 25 stone items such as stone arrowhead, stone ceramic, and chulbu were found. Other than those artifacts that were found, there is a high possibility that artifacts are still spread on the entire Myukjulsan Mountain as earthenware is disperse in the entire areas of the mountain. According to many of the relics excavated in each layer and points located in the downstream of Han River, this place is assumed to serve as a place for connection for the exchange between Baekje and China.
Relics in Myukjulsan Mountain are of an important value in the Period of Three States for catching how the armed power went down from Goguryo through Han River and defeating them.