Knowra Jeulmun pottery period Jeulmun pottery period A prehistoric Korean period, roughly 8000–1500 BCE, marked by comb-patterned pottery and communities that increasingly supplemented hunting and gathering with agriculture.
Jeulmun pottery : Korean prehistoric pottery, especially vessels decorated with incised lines arranged in comb-like patterns. Its distinctive surface decoration gives the period its name.
Slash-and-burn agriculture : A farming method that clears vegetation by cutting and burning it before planting crops. Shifting cultivation offers one way to understand early farming alongside foraging.
Amsa-dong : A Neolithic archaeological site in Seoul, South Korea, known for dwelling remains and pottery. Its settlement remains offer a major example of Jeulmun-period life.
Korean Peninsula : A peninsula in East Asia occupied by present-day North Korea and South Korea. Jeulmun communities developed across varied coastal and inland environments here.
Bronze Age Korea : The period in Korean prehistory when bronze objects and increasingly complex societies became prominent. Later developments grew from transformations that followed the Jeulmun era.
Comb-pattern pottery : A ceramic decoration technique that creates repeated lines or impressions with a toothed tool. This technique produced the characteristic motifs found on Jeulmun vessels.
Acorn : The nut of an oak tree, eaten by people and animals and sometimes processed for food. Acorns were among the wild plant foods available to prehistoric Korean communities.
Dongsam-dong Shell Mound : A prehistoric shell-midden site on Yeongdo Island, Busan, with Neolithic deposits and artifacts. Its coastal deposits illuminate marine food use and exchange.
Mumun pottery period : A Korean Bronze Age period, roughly 1500–300 BCE, associated with plain pottery and intensified agriculture. It follows Jeulmun and marks a major shift in pottery, farming, and social organization.
Megalith : A large stone used in a monument or construction, often associated with prehistoric burial or ritual. Megalithic monuments became prominent in later Korean prehistoric societies.
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