1. Paleolithic Age (구석기)

1  When: Around 700,000 years ago

2    Representative tools

1) Chipped Stone (Implement) or Flaked Stone (Tool) <뗀석기>

   It is called a 'chipped stone' because Paleolithic people made it by breaking a stone. Scholars assume that a single chipped stone was used for many purposes.

Hand Axe(주먹도끼)

Tanged Point(슴베찌르개)*

* Paleolithic people used a 'tanged point(or a tang)' after inserting it into a hilt/shaft of a spear or arrow.

 

2) Bone Implement <뼈도구>

  Paleolithic people processed the bone of the game they caught and used it as a tool.

Bone Implement

3  Historic Sites: Sang-won Black Mo-ru Cave, Pyeongahnnam-do (평남 상원 검은모루 동굴), Seok-jang-ri, Gon-ju,   Chungcheongnam-do(충남 공주 석장리),  Su-yang-gae in Dan-yang, Chungcheongbuk-do (충북 단양 수양개)

 

Seok-jang-ri, Gon-ju

4  How they lived:  Hunter-gathering

5  Residence: Cave, Barracks, or Rock Shades

6  Society: Migratory, Egalitarian

7 Culture: There remained Sculptures wishing for the prosperity of the game

 

[Resources]

1. Hand Axe, Tanged Point, and Bone Implement: emuseum.go.kr (KOGL Type 1)

2. Seok-jang-ri, Gon-ju: Cultural Heritage Administration of ROK (KOGL Type 1)