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http://dx.doi.org/10.9719/EEG.2019.52.1.91

Consideration for Historical Application of Augen Gneiss and Petrographic Characteristics for Rock Properties of Donghachong Tomb from Royal Tombs of Neungsanri in Buyeo, Korea  

Park, Jun Hyoung (Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation Sciences, Kongju National University)
Lee, Gyu Hye (Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation Sciences, Kongju National University)
Lee, Chan Hee (Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation Sciences, Kongju National University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.52, no.1, 2019 , pp. 91-106 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Donghachong tomb from Royal Tombs at Neungsanri is composed of 15 sides including the floor, and the most highly proportion of rock, two-mica granite, are used on the 7 sides (46.6%). Also, augen gneiss consist with another 3 sides (20.0%), and each of the remaining 3 sides (6.7%) are made up of granodiorite, gneissous granite and leucocratic granite, all of which were used to comprise the tabural stone. Meanwhile, the two floors of the burial chamber and the front chamber, are made up of brick-shaped amphibole schist (13.3%). These rocks are occurred in the Buyeo area and their provenance sites are located at the side of Guemgang river. The Memorial Stone for Liu Renyuen in Tang China is a typical augen gneiss showing distinct schistosity and augen texture. This rock has the same petrographic characteristics with the rocks used to build the Donghachong tomb, Sanjikri dolmens and Setapri pagoda in Buyeo. This augen gneiss is distributed from the Jeungsanri in Buyeo to Dukjiri in Gongju as a large scaled rock body, and where currently are the quarries to produce stone aggregates, garden and landscape rocks. Thus, it is highly probable that the site around Buyeo was the source area of augen gneisses since the Bronze Age. However, while augen gneiss is easier to form into shapes it should have disadvantages when it comes to painting on the tomb wall because of their petrographic characteristics of low strength and dark color. Therefore, it is very intriguing to investigate which transportation method the people of Baekje chose with consideration of the distance and terrain, efficiency and convenience.
Keywords
Donghachong tomb; tabular stone; augen gneiss; source area; transportation system;
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