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Yunggimun pottery

Yunggimun pottery

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Yunggimuntogi, yunggimun pottery or Deotmunitogi (덧무늬토기)[1] is the oldest type of Korean pottery.[2] The name literally means "raised-design pottery";[3] it has also been called "pre-slant earthenware".[4] Dated to circa 5,000 BCE, yunggimun pottery were flat-bottomed wares decorated with relief designs, raised horizontal lines and other impressions.[2]

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This style of pottery is characterized by pinched, raised decoration, plain raised and raised and impressed lines.[3]

This style of pottery has been found in northeast Korea[3] 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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  1. [1]
    "덧무늬토기". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  2. [2]
    Rurarz 2009, p.25
  3. [3]
    Portal 2000, p.27
  4. [4]
    "PaperSearch 학술논문검색사이트". Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  5. [5]
    Nelson, p.34-35

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