1. Songguk-ri site and Songguk-ri Culture
Although there are many argument about bronze age periodization and chronology in korea, it is indisputable that Songguk-ri Culture is one of the most significant criteria for dividing Korean bronze age. Songguk-ri Culture, being considered typical remains of Korean middle bronze age, is cultural pattern which shares features of unique occupation site,
bronze artifacts, large tubular greenstone beads, and pit-houses with rounded plan-shapes.
Rounded pit-houses similar with those of Songguk-ri were later found
at other archaeological sites along with a suite of other co-occurring
artifacts prompting archaeologists to use Songguk-ri as the type site
for Middle Mumun culture and label features and artifacts from there and
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