Korea Archive

What Does DNA From 1,700-Year-Old Individuals Dated To The Three Kingdoms Period Tell About Ancient And Modern Korea?

AncientPages.com | June 21, 2022

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A group of scientists has successfully sequenced and studied the whole genome of eight 1,700-year-old individuals dated to the Three Kingdoms period of

Mireuksa Temple Model - While archaeologists and engineers were uncovering structural details of the pagoda, they discovered that it held high artistic and cultural value. Their findings show that the pagoda was the largest and oldest ancient Buddhist stone pagoda in East Asia and provides a window to an early Buddhist service and early styles of Buddhist pagodas. Photo credits: 1-2-3 Korea

Archaeology

Mireuksa Pagoda: Largest And One Of The Oldest Of Korean Pagodas

AncientPages.com | January 1, 2016

AncientPages.com - It wasn't any easy task to restore the seventh-century Baekje-era stone pagoda at the UNESCO-registered Mireuksa Temple site in Iksan, North Jeolla Province. The 1,300-year-old pagoda is

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