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The evolution of Goguryeo tumulus culture.
(From The Korea Herald)
The following is the 23rd in a series of contributions by history scholars on the Goguryeo Kingdom. - Ed.
By Kang Hyun-sook The ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo was a powerful country that commanded a vast territory, stretching from the mainstream regions of China's Hon River and Korea's Yalu River to parts of northeastern China and the northern Korean Peninsula. Today, the Goguryeo tumuli constitute archeological evidence attesting to the kingdom's vast territory and its 705-year-long history. These tumuli not only reflect the deep sense of ethnic identity of the Goguryeo people, but also convey to us various social aspects of ...
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