Kurgan Ton Hillfort
Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE)·Neolithic·🇰🇷 Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
About
About Kurgan Ton Hillfort
Kurgan Ton Hillfort in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) hillfort attributed to Neolithic culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and test trenching, it presents a central mound with ancillary settlement. Construction employs mudbrick on stone socle and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic hillfort with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function as ceremonial vs domestic centre
- 02Construction labor organization and logistics
Theories
- 01Defensive refuge and tribal capital
- 02Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
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. 5065 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 5065 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 4265 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 792 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1977
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
34.9916° N · 130.1191° E · 1579 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
reservoirHydraulic feature — cistern
34.9891° N · 130.1174° EBurial Cluster
structureAncillary workshop associated with main monument
34.9896° N · 130.1172° EEnclosure Wall
necropolisOutlier feature with cup marks
34.9939° N · 130.1171° E