Ancient Tombs in Seongsan-dong, Seongju

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.86

Category

유적지

Era

가야시대

Designated year

1963

Location

성주군, 경상북도— 경북 성주군 성주읍 성산리 산61번지

Coordinates

35.906439, 128.298229

Located around Seongsan Mountain of Seongju-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, these are the tombs of the Three Kingdoms Period. There is a fortress wall at the top of the mountain, with about seventy tombs of Seongsangaya were scattered around. The inner structure, which has the height of 3.6m and the diameter of 13.6m, seemed to be a front-open stone chamber tomb with horizontal digging style. The second tomb is a stone chamber with vertical digging style, and spear, axes, and hand knife, including lots of pottery, were found here. In the chamber of the fifty-eighth tomb, silver bracelet, horse ornament made of gold, and golden earrings were found. The hole formed at the foot of the mounted dish pottery which was found in each tomb and the crown ornament excavated in the first tomb are similar to those of the Gyeongju area. The relics of the 58th tomb are a typical product of the Silla, so it is considered to be the tomb of the ruling class of Seongsangaya. Judging from these kinds of relics, it is a case showing that the Seongsangaya and the Silla had a close relationship. It is an archeological evidence of the cultural severance with the adjacent Daegaya, which was hostile to the Silla.

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