• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.143-161
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• 2016

This study is concerned with new excavation methods and techniques for fossil tracks/trackways and its application. Unlike the body fossils such as dinosaur skeletons and isolated bones, the Mesozoic vertebrate tracks and trackways including dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and birds are usually discovered in long-distance trackways. The trackways are also found in a large area of the bedding plane and preserved as two-dimensional and flat characteristic. New excavation methods for fossil footprints reflecting these characteristics have been designed to excavate fossil footprints preserved on wide bedding plane and applied to five excavation fossil tracksites. As a result of its application, the tracks and trackways of dinosaur, pterosaur, and bird were successfully excavated. And based on various excavation cases, the step-by-step process and details of the fossil footprints excavation was proposed.

• Korean Journal of Heritage: History & Science
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• v.56 no.3
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• pp.214-232
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• 2023

Stromatolite at the Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan was designated as a natural monument in December 2009 because it was very excellent in terms of rarity, accessibility, preservation and scale. From the time of designation, the necessity of confirming the lateral extension of the stromatolite beds with the excavation of the surrounding area, and preparing a preservation plan was raised. Accordingly, the Cultural Heritage Administration conducted an investigation of the scale, production pattern, and weathering state of stromatolites with an excavation from April to December 2022, and based on this, suggested natural heritage values and conservation and use plans. The excavation was carried out in a 1,186m² area surrounding the exposed hemispherical stromatolite (approximately 30m2). Stromatolites are continuously distributed over the entire excavation area, and hemispherical stromatolites predominate in the eastern region, and the distribution and size of hemispherical domes tend to decrease toward the west. These characteristics are interpreted as a result of long-term growth in large-scale lakes, where stratiform or small columnar domes continued to grow and connect with each other, finally forming large domes. Consequently, large and small domes were distributed on the bedding plane in clusters like coral reefs. The growth of plants and lichens, as well as small-scale faults and joints developed on the stromatolite bedding surface, is the main cause of accelerated weathering. However, preservation treatment with chemicals as with dinosaur footprints or dinosaur egg fossil sites is not suitable due to the characteristics of stromatolites, and preservation with the installation of closed protection facilities should be considered. This excavation confirmed that the distribution, size and value of stromatolites are much larger and higher than at the time of designation as a natural monument. Therefore, additional excavation of areas by experts that could not be excavated due to the discovery of buried cultural properties (stone chamber tombs) and reexamination of the expansion designation of natural monuments are required.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.9 no.5 s.84
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• pp.51-54
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• 1976

과학과 기술이 발달하고 생활수준이 높아질수록 에너지의 소비량은 누증된다. 이 중에도 특히 열에너지는 대부분 석유나 석탄에 의존할 수 밖에 없는 것이 우리나라의 실정인 것이다. 우리나라의 에너지 총소비량 54.169억둔(1975년도 상공부 에너지개발과 발표)을 어떻게 얼마나 석유와 석탄으로 충당해 나갈 수 있느냐가 문제인 것이다. 석유파동으로 한번 큰 쇼크를 받었었다. 석탄의 매장량에도 한계가 있다. 여기서 이에 대체할 수 있는 방법이 없을까 해서 온 세계는 태양열발전을 서두루고 천연개스 발전 또는 지하석유자원발굴에 혈안이 되고 있다. 그런데 아직까지도 효율이 좋고 필요한 양을 자유로히 입수할 수 있는 석유등의 화석연료가 있기 때문에 새로운 연료자원의 개발이나 보급이 잘 안되는 원인의 하나였다 하겠다. 그러나 오늘날 점점 석유는 양적 한계와 제적이 심해질 뿐 아니라 언제또 공급에 제동이 걸릴지 모르고 격증하는 에너지를 보완하기 위해서는 새로운 에너지원의 개발을 서두루지 않으면 않되게 된 것이다. 자연자원중에서도 원료공급량이 풍부하고 비교적 간단한 시설로 얻어지는 메탄개스를 이용해보자는 계획이 지난 '69년도부터 산림녹화, 농촌연료해결, 환경개선등을 위해 정부시책의 일환으로 전국 농촌에 「메탄개스」이용을 관장해 왔다. 그러나 경제적부담이 힘겨운 농가사정과 시설상의 불합리, 관리의 불편등으로 호흥을 못받고 있는 실정이다. 여기서 이러한 여러가지 미비점을 과학적인 분석과 연구를 거듭하여 마침내 실용가능성을 보인 창원탱크 Co.(허범진씨)의 삼원식 메탄개스 발삼정화조라 하겠다.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.236-245
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• 2015

This study investigated the errors in presenting paleontology exhibition data in 9 natural history museums for 2 years and two months from 15, Aug. 2013 to 25, March 2015. It was found that seven natural history museums presented 28 difference cases of data in error. The purpose of this study was to investigate why the errors occurred and how to prevent the errors from occurring and finally how to correct the errors earlier. For this purpose, this study review related literatures using conference proceedings, books, conducted a survey via natural history museums. Results suggested five ways to correct errors in the future. First, it is suggested that the authorities of the museum increase the number of curators and have specialists participate in excavation and maintenance, research, preparation of the exhibition data through a collaboration with universities and research institutes. Second, it is also suggested that the authorities establish the classification system to use in the exhibition process and secure a job for their maintenance specialists. Third, the authorities of museum should put an examination process in place as a system by inviting the external experts into the exhibition process and also establish a process of collecting errors identified by any museum visitors. Fourth, the authorities of museum should make an efforts to increase the participating rate of correcting errors through SNS, Docent, and educational programs among the community members and students. Fifth, they also should use mass media to show and present the research-proven figures of paleontological fossils, which hopefully helps resolve issues of the prior unchanging cultural inertia.