Yunggimun pottery

Yunggimun pottery
Hangul	융기문토기
Hanja	隆起文土器
Revised Romanization	Yunggimun Togi
McCune–Reischauer	Yunggimun T'ogi

Yunggimuntogi, yunggimun pottery or Deotmunitogi (덧무늬토기)^[1] is the oldest type of Korean pottery.^[2] The name literally means "raised-design pottery";^[3] it has also been called "pre-slant earthenware".^[4] Dated to circa 5,000 BCE, yunggimun pottery were flat-bottomed wares decorated with relief designs, raised horizontal lines and other impressions.^[2]

This style of pottery is characterized by pinched, raised decoration, plain raised and raised and impressed lines.^[3]

This style of pottery has been found in northeast Korea^[3] in addition to other regions. Some sites at which yunggimun pottery have been found include Sangnodaedo(island located in Yokjimyeon Tongyeong), Osan-ri(in Sonyangmyeon, Yangyang County) and Dongsam-dong(At Yeongdo District, Busan).^[5]

References

^ "덧무늬토기". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
^ ^a ^b Rurarz 2009, p.25
^ ^a ^b ^c Portal 2000, p.27
^ "PaperSearch 학술논문검색사이트". Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
^ Nelson, p.34-35

Bibliography

Sarah M. Nelson (2004). Korean social archaeology: early villages. Jimoondang. ISBN 978-89-88095-01-0. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
Jane Portal (20 March 2000). Korea: art and archaeology. British Museum. ISBN 978-0-7141-1487-3.
Joanna Rurarz (2009). Historia Korei. Dialog. ISBN 978-83-89899-28-6.