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.