경주지역 통일신라시대 우물 폐기 의례의 양상과 성격

Abstract

The well is one of the ancient water collection facilities and is a relic closely related to the lives of people at the time. In particular, more than 200 wells were discovered through excavation in Gyeongju during the Unified Silla Dynasty, along with various traces of rituals. By paying attention to the specificity of these wells, it was intended to clarify the aspect of the disposal ritual, the most representative ritual performed in the well, and to examine the meaning of the well disposal ritual within Silla royal palace. The well can be classified into three types according to the disposal pattern of relics, and it can be seen that there were differences in rituals between wells. Each type can be classified into a method of discarding and burying relics (A1 and A2), a method of burying wells at once (B1 and B2), and a case where the disposal behavior is unclear (C). Next, based on the type of disposal, the characteristics of the model composition were examined through the relics excavated from the well. First of all, it can be seen that the relics excavated from Type A wells have almost similar model composition and quantity. On the other hand, examining animal and plant organisms excavated from the well showed that various animal and plant organisms were identified in the A-type well, while only a single species of cow or horse were identified in the B-type well. Finally, based on this, the aspect and nature of the well disposal ritual in Wanggyeong, Unified Silla were presented, and the process of the disposal ritual was examined. The well disposal ritual can be largely divided into a ritual (Type A) centered around Wolseong area and a ritual (Type B) outside it. This difference is interpreted as the difference between the performer and the purpose of the performance. The well disposal ritual is basically a ritual performed on a daily basis to thank the water god at the stage of well disposal and to block the connection between the underground and the ground. However, in the Wolseong area, disposal ceremonies were conducted for national rituals such as the rain ritual, marking an unusual and more rigorously regulated disposal ritual with clear procedures.