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| ▲ This photo provided by Jangsu-gun shows excavated relics of the water storage facility. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ This photo provided by Jangsu-gun shows the perspective view of Chimgok-ri, Gyenam-myeon. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
JANGSU, July 2 (Yonhap) -- A wooden water storage facility built in the 6th century has been excavated from a beacon site in Chimgok-ri, Gyenam-myeon, Jangsu-gun, Jeollabuk-do.
According to Jangsu-gun, Jeollanam-do on Friday (KST), archaeologists from the Joseon Cultural Heritage Research Institute, an organization specializing in excavating cultural assets, discovered traces of fire use and earthenware artifacts as well.
The storage facility, found on a peak at 617 meters above sea level, is a box-shaped wooden frame and clay-filled structure on walls. It is 3.4 meters wide, 3.1 meters long and 2.2 meters deep
The facility is estimated to have filled the floor with clay after digging rocks on flat land, adding wood in the form of the Chinese letter "井" shape to the wall, and filling the clay with a thickness of 100 cm.
This method is similar to other water collection facilities identified in the Baekje-era fortresses. Earthenware from the Three Kingdoms period has been also excavated from the site.
"Wood collection facilities are rare nationwide, and they are evaluated as relics to check the characteristics and construction process of wooden architecture during the Three Kingdoms Period,” an official from Jangsu County said.
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