북한 고구려 벽화고분의 미생물 분포 및 보존현황

Abstract

The ancient Goguryeo tombs are spread throughout North Korea and China. The GoguryeoKingdom was one of the most powerful Korean kingdoms that occupied half of Northeast China andthe Korean Peninsula from the 3rd century BC to the 7th century AD. In 2004, at the 28th sessionof the World Heritage Committee, held in Suzhou, China, 63 of these tombs were designated as WorldHeritage Sites. Previously, international organizations such as UNESCO, ICCROM, and ICOMOSprovided technical and expert training support for the conservation and management of such tombs. In 1998, at the request of North Korea, a series of investigations and conservation activities beganon the tomb murals, and in 2000, international experts began investigating the scientific preservationstatus of the Yaksu‑ri tomb murals with the South Korean government’s assistance of $100,000provided to UNESCO. From July 19th to 30th, 2005, the Goguryeo Relics North‑South Korea JointInvestigation Team, consisting of members of the Goguryeo Research Foundation in South Korea andthe North Korean Academy of Social Sciences and Cultural Conservation Guidance, conducted its firstjoint investigation of the ruins since the two countries were divided. The 2006 Inter‑Korean JointGoguryeo Mural Tomb Preservation Survey was the first time that South Korean conservation expertsparticipated in scientifically investigating the preservation status and environment of mural tombs andmural pigment analysis. This was to secure comprehensive data on eight tombs. In 2007, additionalsupport for the installation of the necessary measurement equipment was provided to continuouslymonitor the environments of the ancient tombs. Subsequently, no additional inter‑Korean jointinvestigation and research has been conducted. To provide scientific information on the distributionof microorganisms in the mural paintings of the tombs and to help establish a future joint preservation plan this study summarizes and reports on the “examination of a biological and environmental surveyof the Goguryeo tomb mural paintings” from the results of the 2006 Inter-Korean Joint GoguryeoMural Conservation Survey Report, jointly published by the Inter-Korean Historians Association andthe National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, which has not previously been presented atacademic conferences.