Yugok-ri and Durak-ri Tumuli, Namwon

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.542

Category

유적지

Era

가야, 백제시대

Designated year

2018

Location

남원시, 전북특별자치도— 전라북도 남원시 성내길 35-4 (인월면)

Coordinates

35.507561, 127.621294

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The Namwon Yugok-ri and Durak-ri Tumuli, Samguk period burial mounds constructed from the late 5th to early 6th century, consist of 40 earthen mounds distributed along gentle ridges descending westward from Yeonbi Mountain. Excavation surveys conducted in 1989 and 2013 revealed pit-style stone chamber burials and horizontal stone chamber burials in six mounds, with Mound 32 featuring an intact elliptical mound 21 meters in diameter. The Namwon Yugok-ri and Durak-ri Tumuli are highly valued for revealing Samguk period burial construction techniques, characterized by planned construction processes from site preparation to mound building, base layer placement with perimeter stone installation followed by embankment, rammed-earth construction alternating different soil types to ensure mound integrity, ditch facilities for soil excavation and drainage, and the use of wooden posts in stone chamber construction. Excavations yielded various pottery vessels including cylindrical vessel pedestals, weaponry such as ring-pommel swords, armor, and arrowheads, agricultural and crafting tools including farming shovels and implements, harness equipment, and armor fragments. Notably, Mound 32 produced a bronze mirror inscribed with auspicious phrases, found only in Baekje royal tombs, and gilt-bronze shoe fragments of Baekje origin. The Yugok-ri and Durak-ri Tumuli possess characteristics of both Gaya and Baekje mound construction, with grave goods representing local, Gaya, and Baekje traditions, making them significant sites for studying 5th-6th century ancient history and culture of the Namwon Unbong Plateau region.

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