Stone Age– Category –

The UNESCO-registered Ulsan Rock Carvings are valuable materials that tell the story of whale hunting from approximately 7000 years ago, and are important evidence of human and maritime history.

A shell mound representing a Neolithic site on the southern coast of Korea

Located in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, this is the site where the first Paleolithic artifacts were excavated in Korea. After taking a leisurely tour of the Baekje Historic Site, Gongsanseong Fortress and Songsan-ri Tomb Group, which were registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2015, we went about 6km southeast along the Geumgang River that runs through Gongju to the site of Korea's first Paleolithic artifacts.