조선후기 동래읍성에 대한 고고학적 연구 - 조사사례를 중심으로 -

Abstract

The fortified walls of fortresses built or remodeled after the seventeenth century including Dongnaeeupseong Fortress tended to be around three kilometers long. The technique used to build the foundations of the outer walls of this section is very different from that used to build the former section, i.e. a wooden foundation was laid first, followed by a layer of stones, after which the base and outer walls were built using flat stones and rubble. As regards the slope of the outer walls, an analysis of this section shows that they were slightly inclined at the bottom, but were upright at the top. This suggests that a new method of building outer walls had spread to local military and administrative footholds by the period in question, though only to a limited extent as it was not applied to fortresses for lower units of towns. The shape and size of bastions did not change throughout the Joseon period. As for the moat, while the distance between the moat and its outer walls is about 45 meters. The moat and outer walls were built in different periods, as shown by the painting of The Magistrate of Dongnae Welcoming Japanese Envoys. The moat in the section in question appears to be shallower than that of the earlier section, and the vestiges of bridges were found there. In fact, a number of wooden bridges were built over the moat in both sections, i.e. here and there in addition to places close to the gate. Furthermore, a total of 28 wooden spikes, some of which were driven into the bottom of the moat, have been found. The later section of Dongnaeeupseong Fortress differs from that built in the early Joseon period in terms of its structure, size, ancillary facilities, and so on. Thus, it is judged reasonable to view it as a typical fortress of that area, where a new construction method was adopted in the sixteenth century.