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The site was contains "primitive relics," for example, stone tools and other artifacts early hominins used. Excavations have uncovered simple chipped stone tools, which resemble those used by early humans in other parts of Asia. These tools are generally associated with early Homo such as Homo erectus. The site suggests that early human groups, possibly pre-modern humans, inhabited the region long before the modern Homo sapiens arrived around 40,000 years ago(37975 BCE). -
As sea levels were way lower, Korea was connected to China via land bridges, making it part of the mainland rather than a peninsula. Japan was also connected to Korea and mainland Asia in places, allowing migration between regions. The Yellow Sea and East China Sea were mostly dry land. -
The Jeongok-ri Site (전곡리 유적) is known for its Paleolithic artifacts: hand axes, missile stones, hand points, hoes, and spits It is speculated that modern human arrived on in "Korea" around 60,000 - 40,000 years ago. The Korean Peninnsula was connected to Jeju Island, parts of China and Japan through land bridges. -
Archaeological evidence of human activity from the Paleolithic period, including stone tools and remains of prehistoric fauna. -
Is evidence of early human activity in Korea, there are: stone tools and signs of fire use, this shows the lifestyle of early humans during the Lower Paleolithic period. -
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The Gonsan-ri peoples (located in Jeju) made plain pottery (no pattern). Made by mixing organic matter such as plant stems with the soil of the ground, and it was named Gosanri pottery. The size of the pottery is 5.8 cm. Gasanri people also made small arrowheads. Gosan-ri people made the first pottery in Korea. -
The beggining of the Jeulmun culture where the origin of the culture started forming
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The Korean returns to its present-day shape, a peninsula -
Also called Deotmunitogi pottery (덧무늬토기), This is a style of pottery that started spearding around this time. Has been found in northeast Korea and other regions. Some sites/peoplethat made yunggimun pottery are: Sangnodaedo (Yokjimyeon Tongyeong), Osan-ri (Sonyangmyeon, Yangyang County), Dongsam-dong (Yeongdo District, Busan), Ubong-ri (Ulsan), Ojin-ri ( Cheongdo County, Gyeongsangbuk-do) Gosan-ri Cuture may be a early form of Yunggimun pottery. -
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Ubong-ni, located on the seacoast in Ulsan, South Korea, is an early coastal settlement . The people of Ubong-ri were semi-sedentary fisher-gatherers who relied heavily on marine resources, including fish, shellfish, and other seafood, as well as hunting and foraging on land.
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To Ojin-ri peoples located in Cheongdo County, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They were a pottery people similar to Gosan-ri peoples
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Characterized by deep-sea fishing, hunting, and small semi-permanent settlements with pit-houses
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They were early agriculturalists and hunter-gatherers who were semi-sedentary. They are known for their pottery-making traditions, which included comb-patterned pottery or patched pottery. These people relied on a combination of fishing, hunting, and early forms of farming, -
Cultivation in the form of carbonized plant remains and agricultural stone tools
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