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This 5 page paper discusses ancient Korean pottery and the influence China had on this art. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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compares it to that found in other cultures. Discussion Because the prompt was simply to talk about some specific items from ancient Korea, if possible, the search terms were "ancient
Korean artifacts." The first thing that came up was pottery, and there was a surprising amount of information available, so it seemed logical to investigate further. It was suggested that
this be compared to something similar from a country like Saudi Arabia; unfortunately, repeated searches found little to suggest that such artifacts, if they ever existed, have survived intact. A
more useful comparison, and one suggested in the Korean material, is between Korean pottery and that developed in China at the same time. Archeologists believes that humans first made pottery
as long ago as 10,000 BC to 6,000 BC; the "oldest Korean pottery dates back to 6,000 to 5,000 BC during its prehistoric, Neolithic period" (Korean traditional pottery, 2002). The
oldest pottery is earthenware; it was fired at a temperature of approximately 700?C (1292?F) in open or "semi-open" kilns (Korean traditional pottery, 2002). This type of pottery was decorated with
appliqu? or comb-patterns (Korean traditional pottery, 2002). Archeologists date the "Bronze Age" from around the 10th century BC, and at the time, which may equate to the time Koreans first
began making pottery, there was "an influx of immigration from China, Manchuria, and Siberia" (Korean traditional pottery, 2002). The newcomers brought with them different techniques for making pottery; there was
no surface pattern, and the objects were often "burnished to a smooth black or red-brown finish" (Korean traditional pottery, 2002). The Iron Age began in approximately the 3rd century BC;
the iron culture was introduced to Korea "through contact with the northeastern area of China" (Korean traditional pottery, 2002). They surface finishes and use of clay for making the pottery
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