Korean-Russian Joint Excavation in Kraskino, Russia
The Northeast Asian History Foundation in Korea began the fourth year excavation at Kraskino fortress in Maritime Siberia from August 8 to 31 in partnership with the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Peoples of the Far East of the Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences.
Kraskino, a crossroad linking Manchuria, Far Eastern Russia, and North Korea now, was a point of exit to Silla and Japan during the Parhae (Bohai) Period.
In this area, Korean-Russian excavation teams have unearthed various remains and artifacts showing the lives of Parhae (Bohai) people such as settlements, ironsmith workshops, remains in square layout composed of piled roof tiles, and large Ondol (an underfloor heating system).
This project will be a springboard through which Korean scholars will be able to add new research in different perspective to previous achievements by Russian and Japanese scholars.
(Trans. Jae-ho Shin)
- Summary on the history of Parhae (Bohai) excavation (as of 2000)
- Excavation reports by Russia-Japan joint mission
Kraskino Fortress
Location of Kraskino (with google map)
