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Rhee, Song-nai.

Archaeology and History of Toraijin : Human, Technological, and Cultural Flow from the Korean Peninsula to the Japanese Archipelago C. 800 BC-AD 600. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (246 pages)

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents Page -- Fig. 1.1. Distinctive features of the Songguk-ni type culture. A: Residential floor plan with a central oval pit and two side post holes. B: Songguk-ni storage jar with an everted rim. C: Red-burnished globular pot (mainly used for mortuary purpose). D: G -- Fig. 1.2. Songguk-ni-type villages. Top: A Songguk-ni type village at Igeum-dong on the south coast of Korea (after HW Lee 2009: 233). Bottom: A Songguk-ni type village at Etsuji, northern Kyushu (after Mizoguchi 2013: 56). -- Fig. 1.3. Middle Mumun lithic implements. Industrial tools (A: Adzes. B: Chisels. C: Notched axes (left, 28.1cm). D: Planing blades (after National Museum of Korea 2003: 46-47). Agricultural tools (E: Hoes. F: Sickle (25.6 cm). G: Rectangular, boat-shaped -- Fig. 1.4. Ritual polished stone weapons of the Middle Mumun period. A-1: A dagger with a node on the hilt. A-2, 3, 4: Daggers with a straight hilt. A-5: A dagger with a stem. B: willow leaf-shaped polished stone arrow points. C: A dolmen burial containing -- Fig. 1.5. Liaoning bronzes of the Middle Mumun period: daggers, axes, and arrow points (GJUB and GGWB 1992: 19, 22). Photo by Hanstudio. -- Fig. 1.6. Elite prestige goods from a cist tomb at Songguk-ni. Top: Cist tomb. Bottom: Prestige goods (left: mandolin-shaped bronze dagger, 33cm long. middle top: willow leaf-shaped polished arrows. middle bottom: from left, bronze chisel, tubular beads, -- Fig. 1.7. Dolmen types of the Middle Mumun. Top: A table-type dolmen. Middle Left, Type A: Propping stone-type with column-shaped supporters. Middle Right, Type B: Propping stone-type supported by small round, square, or rectangular-shaped stones. Bottom -- Fig. 1.8. Top: Distribution of Songguk-ni-type houses in the Archipelago (JC Lee 2015: 393. cf. OYBH 1999: 36) Bottom: Jomon and Yayoi skeletons and reconstructed facial features (after Baba 1997: 26-27). -- Fig. 1.9. Mumun pottery's influence on the Early Yayoi pottery. Top: Middle Mumun pottery (MY Song 2001: 83 -- Bottom: Early Yayoi pottery (Harunari 1990: 34, 39). -- Fig. 1.10. Middle Mumun lithic implements from the Peninsula and the Archipelago: Top: From the Peninsula (after YN Jeon 1987: 202). Bottom: From northern Kyushu sites (after Oda and Han 1991: 160-167). -- Fig. 2.1. Late Mumun pottery in southern Korea. Top, from left: jeomtodae (rolled rim) deep bowl, long-necked black burnished pot, bowl with a base, a mounted bowl. Bottom, from left: Songguk-ni-type jar, black burnished pot with ox horn-shaped handles, m -- Fig. 2.2. A Jeokseok mokgwanmyo at Goejeong-dong in Daejeon and prestige goods placed in it. A: stone-framed burial pit (2.2-meter x 0.5-meter x 1.0 meter) containing a wooden coffin. B: a slender bronze dagger (length: 32.4cm). C: multi-knobbed bronze mi -- Fig. 2.3. (Page 56) Advanced bronze artifacts of the Korean Slender Bronze Dagger Culture and Amazonite jewels from a jeokseok mokgwanmyo (underground wood coffin burial covered with a mound of piled stones) at Chopo-ri in Hampyeong. A: Slender bronze da -- Fig. 2.4. Late Mumun pottery from the Peninsula and the Archipelago. Top: Late Mumun pottery from southern Korea (A: Storage jar with an everted rim. B: Black burnished long necked pot. C. Bowl attached to a tall mount. D. Wide-mouthed and long-necked pot -- Fig. 2.5. Korean slender daggers and associated artifacts found in Kyushu. Top: slender dagger, spear point, halberd, and multi-knobbed bronze mirror from Middle Yayoi elite burials in Ukikunden jar coffins #6, #12, #17, # 41 (Saga-ken Kyoiku I'inkai 2008. Fig. 2.6. Elite funerary goods in Korea and northern Kyushu. Top: From Wood-coffin Tomb #3 at Yoshitake Takagi (Fukuoka Kyoiku I'inkai 1986: 9. Fukuoka-shi Culture Office). Bottom: From a stone-framed wood-coffin tomb at Chopo-ri in Hampyeong, southern Ko -- Fig. 3.1. Vessel types of the soft-fired (yeonjil) and hard-fired (gyeongjil) earthenware of Later Mahan. All vessels (steamers, water jugs, storage jars) except one (right, middle: globular storage jar in light grey) are yeonjil vessels in red or light b -- Fig. 3.2. Manufacturing workshop of glass beads and comma-shaped jewels. A: Mahan workshop remains at Seon'am-dong in Gwangju, manufacturing glass beads and comma-shaped jewels (GNB 2013: 65). Photo credit: by Honam Cultural Research Center. B-C: A mold f -- Fig. 3.3. Mahan jugumyo (moat-surrounded tombs) in the Peninsula. Left: Cheongdam-dong type. Right: Gwanchang-ni type. (After JY Seong 2009: 236-237 -- National Museum of Korea 2003: 68 -- GGOB 2002: 48). -- Fig. 3.4. Pottery vessel types of Sam Han from southern Korea and Nishijinmachi in northern Kyushu compared. Top: Mahan pottery from southern Korea, 3rd century (after: GJEB 2009: 49, 59, 79, 97 -- GGWB 2000: 43). Middle: Wajil pottery from Byeonhan (after -- Fig. 3.5. Hokenoyama Kofun and a wood coffin tomb from Korean southeast. Top: reconstructed view of a wood-framed chamber containing a large wood coffin inside the Hokenoyama Kofun, c. 250 (after OYBH 2004: 31). Bottom: reconstructed view of the wood-fram -- Fig. 3.6. Salpos (ritual iron spades) and yujarigi (curlicued ritual iron scepter). A: Salpos of ancient Kaya from Tomb # 27 at Dohang-ri, Haman, 4th century (after GKIB 1998: 86, 157). B: Salpos from Hokenoyama Kofun (after Kameda 2011, 112). C: Yujarigi. Fig. 4.1. (Page 101) Iron implements of Paekche and two types of tuyeres used by Paekche iron technicians. A: long swords (left, 77.5cm long -- middle, 73.5cm long). B: forked spear points (center: length, 41.5cm) -- straight spear points (center: length, 45. -- Fig. 4.2. Iron implements from Later Mahan/Paekche. Top: Iron weapons from Post-Mahan elite burials. A: Long swords with ring pommels. B: A sword with a decorated hilt. C: A sword with a decorated pommel and a dagger D: Winged arrows. E: Socketed spearhea -- Fig. 4.3. 4th century iron implements of Kaya from Bokcheon-dong tumuli #57 and #60 in Pusan. Top row (from left): Riveted vertical plate cuirass -- knife -- spear point -- a long sword with a round pommel. Middle row: horse bit -- stirrup -- arrow points. Bottom r -- Fig. 4.4. (Page 106) 5th century iron military implements of Kaya and iron forging tools. Cavalry Paraphernalia (1-8): 1, Thonged vertical plate Mongolian type helmet. 2, horse bit. 3, neck guard. 4, stirrup. 5, riveted vertical plate cuirass. 6, a pair o -- Fig. 4.5. 5th century cuirasses, helmets, and neck guard from southeast Korea. 1-2: helmet with a visor from Jisan-dong (GSBD 1998: 334). 3: Thonged Mongolian type vertical plate helmet with face guards (Bokcheon-dong Tomb #21, PUM 1990: 26-28). 4-5 (from -- Fig. 4.6. Later Mahan kitchenware, an oven frontal guard, and jojokmun (bird foot prints) design (GNB 2013: 59, 106). Photo credit: National Naju Museum. -- Fig. 4.7. Vessel types of Later Mahan/Paekche stoneware. Top A: A pottery stand holding a jar from Suchon-ni, c. 450 (stand only, height, 21.0cm). Top B: Stand and jar from Nonsan (height, 60cm). Top C: Mounted jar from Gongju (GGOB 2006: 141 -- GBUB 1992,. Fig. 4.8. Vessel types of Kaya stoneware pottery. From Bokcheon-dong tombs, c. 400. A: tubular stand holding a jar from Tomb #119 (48.7cm high). B: stand holding a jar from Tomb #31 (mouth circ., 24.5cm -- 51cm high). C: a stand holding a jar (44.8cm high -- -- Fig. 4.9. Paekche instruments of political communication I. A: from King Munyeong's tomb: 1. Left, gold crown diadem of the king -- Right, gold crown diadem of the queen (heights, 30.7cm). 2. Gold earrings (right, 11.8cm long). 3. A gold-capped comma-shaped -- Fig. 4.10. Paekche instruments of political communication II: Decorated swords and daggers in gold and silver inlaid sheaths. A: from King Munyeong's tomb in Gongju 1. A long sword decorated with a dragon's head (82cm long) and the enlarged view of its ci -- Fig. 4.11. Later Mahan cooking vessels from southern Korea and the Archipelago. Top left: steamer, jars decorated with striated impressions, and goblets from Nagahara in Osaka (after OYBH 2004: 47). Top right: Later Mahan cooking vessels and goblet from Y -- Fig. 4.12. Later Mahan/Paekche residential types from Korean southwest and the Archipelago. Top: Later Mahan/Paekche residential building types found in Korea. A (after Mokpo National University Museum 2003: 247). B: YC Lee 2002: 48. C (after JY So 2004 -- Fig. 4.13. Paekche corridor-style tombs in the Peninsula and the Archipelago. A: Corridor-style tomb with a side entrance leading to its underground burial chamber, Ipjeom-ri in Iksan (after Iksan-shi 2004, 60). B-D: Corridor-style tombs in southern Nara -- Fig. 4.14. Prestige goods from the Toraijin elite tombs at Niizawa, near Asuka. A: Prestige goods (open work gold pendant, gold ear rings, a Roman glass bowl) from Tomb # 126 (Nara-ken Kyoiku I'inkai 1977). B: Iron helmets from Tomb # 139 (Nara-ken Kyoik. Fig. 4.15. (Page 150) A Korean immigrant elite tomb in Gumma. A: Watanuki Kannonyama Kofun, 100m long, 6th century. B: A corridor tomb inside (12.5 meter-long, 2.2-meter high) containing bronze mirrors, a gilt-bronze bottle, gilt-bronze decorated swords,.

In light of the recently uncovered archaeological data and ancient historical records, this book offers an overview of the 14 centuries-long Toraijin story, from c. 800~600 BC to AD 600, exploring the fundamental role these immigrants, mainly from the Korean Peninsula, played in the history of the Japanese archipelago during this formative period.

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Koreans--Japan--History.
Archipelagoes--Japan--History.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Japan.


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