With support from the University of Richmond

History News Network

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

12th Century Pottery Discovered (Korea)

SEOUL (Yonhap) - A massive collection of 12th-century Korean pottery has been excavated from the sea floor on South Korea¡¯s southwest coast where a reclamation project is underway, archaeologists said Tuesday.

The archaeologists from National Maritime Museum in Mokpo, South Cholla Province, said they have found 780 bluishgreen bowls and plates from the Koryo Kingdom (916~1392) near the maritime town of Kunsan, North Cholla Province.
Read entire article at Hancooki.com