Stone Pur Mound Complex
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE)·Jōmon·🇰🇷 Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
About
About Stone Pur Mound Complex
Stone Pur Mound Complex in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) earthwork attributed to Jōmon culture. Systematically investigated through magnetometry and coring, it presents a monumental core with ancillary settlement. Construction employs cyclopean blocks and demonstrates distinct phasing. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Jōmon earthwork with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Long-distance exchange networks
- 02Construction labor organization and logistics
Theories
- 01Astronomical observatory and calendar
- 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. 2552 BCE
- Period
- Jōmon (14000–300 BCE)
- Culture
- Jōmon
- Purpose
- Residential and craft production
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2552 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 1752 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 501 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
2000
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9331° N · 130.5134° E · 1427 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
granaryHydraulic feature — cistern
36.9352° N · 130.5156° EAltar
rampartAncillary necropolis associated with main monument
36.9324° N · 130.5160° EGranary Cluster
chamberAncillary necropolis associated with main monument
36.9349° N · 130.5135° E