Newly discovered Silla-era tomb in Gyeongju yields armor, crown, human remains

Archaeologists in the city of Gyeongju, once the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom (57 BCE-935 CE), have uncovered a wooden-chamber tomb beneath a major burial mound that is emblematic of burials for the era's elites. The discovery in Hwangnam-dong of Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province includes human remains buried with a full set of armor and a helmet, along with earthenware, fragments of a gilt-bronze crown and protective gear for a horse. Gyeongju will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1. The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) and the city government of Gyeongju held a joint press conference at the site Monday, announcing that a wooden-chamber burial had been found, located beneath the previously excavated Hwangnam-dong No. 120 mound site, which consists of a stone-mound wooden-chamber tomb. "The area had been damaged by farming, but we have been steadily excavating the site since 2018," an official from the Silla Cultural Heritage Research Institute, a foundation established by the local city government, said. "Six woodenWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times