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Adventures in Korean Archaeology: Egalitarianism and Inequality in the Pre-Historic Mumun Period

21 min • 13 april 2016

How did the shift to a primarily agricultural society in Korea almost 3000 years ago lead to the introduction of social inequality on the peninsula?

Join us for a discussion with archaeologist Rachel Lee concerning her work on ‘Household Archaeology’ excavations near Jinju in South Gyeongsang province and a conversation about the wider arc of her research concerning Korea’s pre-historic Mumun period.

Music on this episode is Bae In-suk's 1979 single '누구라도 그러하듯이' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-muMHVUOSM