Amsa-dong
Encyclopedia
Amsa-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu
in Seoul
, South Korea
. The dong is well-known for the Amsa-dong Preshistoric Settlement Site in which Neolithic
remains were excavated after a large number of diagonal-line patterned earthenware underneath the earth were accidentally uncovered by a flood in 1925.
Gangdong-gu
Gangdong-gu is one of the 25 gu which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the east side of the city....
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The dong is well-known for the Amsa-dong Preshistoric Settlement Site in which Neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
remains were excavated after a large number of diagonal-line patterned earthenware underneath the earth were accidentally uncovered by a flood in 1925.
See also
- Prehistory of Korea
- Jeulmun Pottery PeriodJeulmun pottery periodThe Jeulmun Pottery Period is an archaeological era in Korean prehistory that dates to approximately 8000-1500 BC.. It is named after the decorated pottery vessels that form a large part of the pottery assemblage consistently over the above period, especially 4000-2000 BC. Jeulmun means...
- DolmenDolmenA dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
- Administrative divisions of South KoreaAdministrative divisions of South Korea||South Korea is divided into 8 provinces , 1 special autonomous province , 6 metropolitan cities , and 1 special city...
External links
- Gangdong-gu map at the Gangdong-gu official website The Amsa 1 & 4 dong Resident office