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That Seoul and its people date back a long long time in history is not a much
deliberated fact. But, if one ever doubts it, Seoul has enough to prove that
it has been a civilization, coming down from times unknown. The Amsa-dong
Prehistoric Housing Site, Seoul will be proof enough of its early existence.
A museum and one of the most important pre-historic relics of the Neolithic
age, the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Housing Site, Seoul has been designated as a
'historic site' by the Korean authorities.
The Amsa-dong Prehistoric Housing Site, Seoul is situated on a hill above the
southern bank of the Han River, to the east of Seoul. The site was excavated
in 1925 when a flood washed away the soil, exposing many pieces of comb-patterned
pottery, and earthenware. After several excavations since 1967, the Amsa-dong
Prehistoric Housing Site, Seoul was finally established as a museum and gallery
for public display in 1998.
The Amsa-dong Prehistoric Housing Site, Seoul is a place where the Korean ancestors of Neolithic age lived, almost around 6,000 years ago. The place reproduces the lifestyle of the Neolithic Era (7000 B.C. ~ 1000 B.C.), with restoration work recreating the entire site. The Amsa-dong Prehistoric Housing Site, Seoul displays the life and times of the Korean civilization that existed during the Neolithic Age. The displays include: - Nine mud huts that clearly show life in those times
- Two exhibition halls displaying ancient artifacts
- An open mud hut where one can experience life in the Neolithic Era
- Implements that were used by man and women in those times.
- The equipment traditionally used by men, such as arrowheads and fishing sinkers, are near the entrances to the dwellings, whereas those used by women, for ornamentation and cooking, such as pottery and fish bones, are found near the hearth. A visit to the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Housing Site, Seoul will transport one to the past ages, and let one experience what life was like in those times. If you are one who loves to know more about people, their lives, the way they have progressed, their culture and tradition, and, of course their history, then the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Housing Site, Seoul is the place for you.
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