Korean Burial Mounds
Title: Korean Burial Mounds
Culture: Korean
Date: 300 C.E.
The Korean Burial mounds which are found all across Korea today are reminisce of the ancient cities that used to be there. However, what exactly is a burial mound? Well, it's a small mound of dirt and stones over top of the grave creating what looks like a small hill. However, underneath this small hill is the grave of someone's love one. Some of the most ancient burial mounds can still be found today in Korea in the cities of Pyongyang, Seoul, Jian, and Gwanggaeto. These ancient mounds date all the way back to 300 C.E. left behind by the ancient capital cities of Korea. These cities were the Baekje, Goguryeo, Silla and the Gaya. Each ancient cities had their own different ways of burying their loved ones. In some of the larger burial mounds there were items such as golden crowns, glassware and even beads. Some of the larger mounds were usually for royalty, however, it didn’t stop the common folk in following in the same traditions to give their loved ones a proper burial. The only difference was that it was at a much smaller size compared to that of the royal families. Some Korean citizens today still go and take care of their family grave mounds, while others burial mounds are forgotten in time. Out of the two other burial mounds in this exhibition I find the Korean burial mounds to be the perfect blend of modern day burials with the older ancient day burials. Families that are still around today in modern day Korea still go and take care of their ancestors burial mounds which compared to the other burial mounds and other burials in general are lost in time and forgotten.
Culture: Korean
Date: 300 C.E.
The Korean Burial mounds which are found all across Korea today are reminisce of the ancient cities that used to be there. However, what exactly is a burial mound? Well, it's a small mound of dirt and stones over top of the grave creating what looks like a small hill. However, underneath this small hill is the grave of someone's love one. Some of the most ancient burial mounds can still be found today in Korea in the cities of Pyongyang, Seoul, Jian, and Gwanggaeto. These ancient mounds date all the way back to 300 C.E. left behind by the ancient capital cities of Korea. These cities were the Baekje, Goguryeo, Silla and the Gaya. Each ancient cities had their own different ways of burying their loved ones. In some of the larger burial mounds there were items such as golden crowns, glassware and even beads. Some of the larger mounds were usually for royalty, however, it didn’t stop the common folk in following in the same traditions to give their loved ones a proper burial. The only difference was that it was at a much smaller size compared to that of the royal families. Some Korean citizens today still go and take care of their family grave mounds, while others burial mounds are forgotten in time. Out of the two other burial mounds in this exhibition I find the Korean burial mounds to be the perfect blend of modern day burials with the older ancient day burials. Families that are still around today in modern day Korea still go and take care of their ancestors burial mounds which compared to the other burial mounds and other burials in general are lost in time and forgotten.