Yeonsandong Tumuli, Busan

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.539

Category

유적지

Designated year

2017

Location

연제구, 부산광역시— 부산광역시 연제구 연산동 산 90-4

Coordinates

35.186678, 129.091546

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The Busan Yeonsan-dong Tumuli Group is a Three-Kingdoms-era tumuli group formed in the late 5th to early 6th centuries. Eighteen tumuli are arranged in a line along a ridge of gentle hills descending northward from Baesan Mountain, with approximately one thousand tumuli distributed across the sloping terrain. Through seven rounds of excavation surveys from 1987 to 2013, the largest stone-lined pit tomb recorded to date in the Yeongnam region's Three-Kingdoms-era tumuli groups was identified. The Busan Yeonsan-dong Tumuli Group has significant value for understanding Three-Kingdoms-era tomb construction techniques, with representative characteristics including: stone chamber interiors finished with clay coating; the use of layering methods to prevent rainwater seepage; reinforcement of weak foundations and load distribution using sandy loam; use of clay blocks of varying sizes for structural stability; and wooden scaffolding for transporting massive covering stones. The Yeonsan-dong Tumuli Group exhibits characteristics of both Silla and Gaya tomb construction, with excavated artifacts showing both local and Silla stylistic features, making it noteworthy in ancient history and culture research of the 5th-6th century Busan and Yeongnam regions.

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