Daegu National Museum

The displayed kiln represents the type of kilns that were investigated in Wuksu-dong of Daegu and Oksan-dong of Gyeonsan. It has been restored and moved to the museum. The Wuksu-dong site yielded numerous artifacts, ranging from the prehistoric period to the Joseon Dynasty, about forty of which were excavated from the slope of a mountain. Most of the excavated kilns were from the Three Kingdoms period, and they were dug partially into the ground. The kilns offer crucial evidence about the production technology and distribution process of earthenware pottery of that time.

The stone-chamber tomb Is consisted of a coffin chamber, entrance passage, mound curbstones, and mound. The walls of the neolbang are built with broken stones, and a large stone slab was used as the ceiling. The tomb could be entered through a passageway on the west side. Artifacts found inside the neolbang included earrings, an iron ax, mineulsoe (thin metal plate with decorative cut edges), and an iron dagger. Several mounted dishes with bent legs were discovered in the bongbun.

Excavated by the Gyeongsangbukdo Institute of Cultural Properties in 2006 Historic sites dating from the Neolithic Age onward are scattered here and there along the Sincheon Stream which flows through Daegu. In particular, dwelling sites and dolmens dating from the Bronze Age have been discovered on the eastern bank of the stream. This particular dwelling site was unearthed at the construction site of a building of Daegu Haany University, and was transferred to its current location for preservation due to its unique structure, being built entirely of stones from the river. The site with round-shaped base measures 4.4 by 4.2 meters, and the remaining wall structure is 44~90 cm in height. This bronze-age dwelling site is similar to those found at the Hwasun-ri Historic Site in Seogwipo, Jeju-do, Korea and the Shuangtuozi and Yangtouwa Historic Sites in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. Researchers consider it a precious relic that sheds light on cultural exchanges between Korea and the northeastern provinces of China and the interrelations between them.

During construction of the Gyeongbu high-speed railway, a burial site featuring about twenty dolmens and stone-coffin tombs was discovered and excavated in Bokseong-ri, Chilgok-gun. After excavations, stone-coffin tombs 9 and 12, and the cover stone of stone-coffin tomb 2, were moved to Daegu National Museum. Tomb 12 was particularly unique among the graves, because it had been marked by stones that were laid out at wide distances, forming a square. Excavations at the site uncovered stone arrows, burnished red pottery, and a necklace of cylindrical jade pieces. In tomb 9, gravel was spread on the floor before the deceased was buried, but no artifacts were discovered. These burials offer crucial evidence relating to the social structure, political system, and spiritual world of prehistoric people.

These stone-coffin tombs were found beneath dolmens from the Bronze Age. Although the large above-ground stones of the dolmens no longer remain, the stone plates of the buried coffins were found. The dolmens in Icheon-dong are located on riverbanks that formed naturally around the Sincheon area. These artifacts are important for teaching us about the lives of the people of the Bronze Age, as well as the geographical features of Daegu at that time.