Yunggimun pottery explained

Hangul:융기문토기
Rr:Yunggimun Togi
Mr:Yunggimun T'ogi

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

This style of pottery is characterized by pinched, raised decoration, plain raised and raised and impressed lines.[4]

This style of pottery has been found in northeast Korea[4] 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 덧무늬토기. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  2. Web site: PaperSearch 학술논문검색사이트 . July 31, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427142833/http://www.papersearch.net/view/detail.asp?detail_key=23800199 . April 27, 2015 .
  3. Rurarz 2009, p.25
  4. Portal 2000, p.27
  5. Nelson, p.34-35