Buyeo Neungsan-ri Tomb Cluster 3
Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇰🇷 Chungnam, Buyeo, South Korea
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About Buyeo Neungsan-ri Tomb Cluster 3
Buyeo Neungsan-ri Tomb Cluster 3 in Chungnam, Buyeo, South Korea is a Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal mound diameter 45 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.2750N 126.9090E controls access to Chungnam resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tumulus for Chungnam, Buyeo, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Elite burial mound with chamber and earthen tumulus
- Rediscovered
- 1961 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction of Buyeo Neungsan-ri Tomb Cluster 3 main structure
c. 1941
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
2001–2016
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Buyeo Neungsan-ri Tomb Cluster 3) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.2750° N · 126.9090° E · 367 m · 3 mapped features
Buyeo Neungsan-ri Tomb Cluster 3 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tumulus — Mound diameter 45 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
36.2758° N · 126.9099° EBuyeo Neungsan-ri Tomb Cluster 3 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
36.2740° N · 126.9083° EBuyeo Neungsan-ri Tomb Cluster 3 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
36.2765° N · 126.9102° E