[News Culture] A new permanent exhibition in Wanju is bringing together archaeological discoveries from across Jeonbuk, tracing how people lived, built communities and developed new technologies from prehistoric times through the Goryeo Dynasty.
Jeonbuk, a Land Steeped in Time opens July 28 at the Wanju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, with an opening ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m. Drawing on years of excavation and research conducted across the province, the exhibition places individual sites within a broader story of Jeonbuk and the generations that shaped the region.
The first section looks at settlement and cultural exchange from prehistoric times into the ancient period. The Gaesa-dong Shell Mound in Gunsan preserves traces of everyday life and diet left by prehistoric communities, while the Wonsangun Tumuli in Wanju and the Yugok-ri and Durak-ri Tumuli in Namwon reveal a region where different political and cultural traditions intersected.
The second section shifts to the technologies, beliefs and craftsmanship that shaped later communities. Hwangdeungje in Iksan offers a window into the sophisticated water-management systems that supported ancient agriculture, while the Namgye-ri Site, also known as Chonami Shrine, carries the history of Korea’s first Catholic martyrs. Kiln sites in Buan complete the journey with the production of high-quality Goryeo celadon, highlighting the technical and artistic sophistication of the period.
Rather than presenting the sites as isolated discoveries, the exhibition connects them across geography and time. Moving from Gunsan and Wanju to Namwon, Iksan and Buan, visitors encounter a layered history of Jeonbuk — from the remains of prehistoric settlements and ancient tombs to irrigation works, sites of religious memory and the kilns that produced some of Korea’s finest ceramics.
Reported by News Culture M.J._mj94070777@nc.press
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