Journal of Conservation Science (보존과학회지)

The Korean Society Of Conservation Science For Cultural Heritage (한국문화재보존과학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

A Study on the Material Characteristics of Stone Tools Excavated from the Remain Point of Paleolithic Age in Osong Site, Cheongju

  • Kim, Jae Hwan (Division of Conservation Science, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage) ;
  • Han, Min Su (Department of Heritage Conservation and Restoration, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage)
  • Received : 2019.01.14
  • Accepted : 2019.02.11
  • Published : 2019.02.20
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

This study analyzes the material characteristics of stone tools of the Paleolithic period excavated from the Osong site, located at the project site for the creation of the Osong 2nd Life Science Complex, and estimates the provenance of the stone materials. Because the stones had been buried for a long time, their surfaces had become heavily weathered yellow or yellowish-brown, and the magnetic susceptibility values varied from 0 to 15(${\times}10^{-3}SI$). The excavated stone tools were rocks with various magnetic susceptibility values that could not be specified. Five stone tools subjected to destructive analysis were divided into two groups, one with a value of 1-3(${\times}10^{-3}SI$) and the other with a value of 5-9(${\times}10^{-3}SI$), both based on visible characteristics. The results of the thin-section analysis showed that most of the stone tools were basaltic rocks comprising plagioclase, quartz, and pyroxene, and some had iron content as high as 20 wt.%. These findings and the present geological map suggest that the stone tools were not made from the surrounding rocks because there are no areas containing basaltic rocks surrounding Bongsan-ri in Osong-eup. Andesite and tuff are distributed along with basaltic rocks in the Doan-myeon area in Jeongpyeong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, but the distance from the excavation site is too far. To determine whether this region is actually related to the provenance of the raw rock, it is necessary to conduct additional field surveys and comprehensive and precise analyses.

Keywords

References

  1. Clark, J.D. and Kleindienst, M.R., 1974, The Stone Age cultural sequence : terminology, typology and raw material. Kalambo Falls Prehistoric Site.
  2. Gwon, Y.I. and Jin, M.S., 1974, Explanatory text of the geological map of Cheongju sheet (1:50,000). National Institute of Geoscience and Mineral, 2-5. (in Korean with English)
  3. Jeong, C., 2017, A study of obsidian stone tool in Neolithic Period of Korean Peninsula. Master's thesis, Pusan National University, Busan. (in Korean with English abstract)
  4. Jungang Institute of Cultural Heritage and Chungbuk Development Corporation, 2018a, 'The Osong Second Life Science Complex' development project site - Paleolithic 1.2 points -. Report of Cultural Heritage Site, 7-240. (in Korean)
  5. Jungang Institute of Cultural Heritage and Chungbuk Development Corporation, 2018b, 'The Osong Second Life Science Complex' development project site-Paleolithic 3 points -. Report of Cultural Heritage Site, 7. (in Korean)
  6. Kim, K.J., 2018, Analysis for the used marks of stone tools excavated at No.1.2.3 points of the Paleolithic age in Osong site. 'The Osong Second Life Science Complex' development project site - Paleolithic 3 point -. Jungang Institute of Cultural Heritage and Chungbuk Development Corporation, 338-339. (in Korean)
  7. Kim, S.W., Hwang, G.H., Moon, S.W. and Jwa, Y.J., 2015, Petrological characteristics and provenance estimation on the stone artifacts from the Pocheon Neulgeori Prehistoric site, Korea. The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea, 24, 1-10. (in Korean with English abstract) https://doi.org/10.7854/JPSK.2015.24.1.1
  8. Lee, H.W., 2001, Research and quantitative analysis of artifact properties. Journal of the Korean Palaeolithic Society, 3, 71-84. (in Korean with English abstract)
  9. Lee, J.K., 2000, Symbol system for evaluation of stone tools combinations. Journal of the Korean Palaeolithic Society, 2, 33-40. (in Korean with English abstract)
  10. Lee, I.H., 2010, The study of the production process of stone tools in the settlement for Bronze Age. Master's thesis, Korea University, Seoul. (in Korean with English abstract)
  11. Lee, C.H., Kim, R.H. and Eo, E.I., 2014, Interdisciplinary study on Bronze Age artifacts in Midwestern Korea : material characteristics and provenance presumption for stone artifacts of the Sinsongri site in Seosan. Journal of Conservation Science, 32, 2, 205-217. (in Korean with English abstract)
  12. Min, K.I., 2013, Vein quartz and quartzite retouched stone artifacts from the Gyeonggi area, Korea. Master's thesis, Kyung Hee University, Seoul. (in Korean with English abstract)
  13. Park, S.M., Lee, C.H., Kim, J.Y. and Jung, I., 2007, Material characteristics and provenance presumption for stone artifacts of Bronze Age from the Hyocheon site in Gwangju, Korea. Journal of Conservation Science, 21, 5-20. (in Korean with English abstract)
  14. Park, Y.C., 1983, About the classification of chipped stone tools in the Paleolithic Age I. The Journal of Humanities, 8, 69-85. (in Korean with English abstract)
  15. Yoon, J.G., 2015, A study on stone tools of production in Neolithic Korea. Doctoral dissertation, Chonnam National University, 67. (in Korean with English abstract)