중서부 해안지역의 어로 양상과 동인

Abstract

This paper has been written to try to reveal the possible implication about the circumstantial relation between archaic fishing strategy and pottery distribution pattern in the central-western part of Korean Peninsula. The archaeological records (shell midden remains) from the central-western costal region have played a crucial role to envisage Neolithic human behavior since 1970's. The appearance of features has indicated that the Neolithic cultural activities from the inland region had been dispersed to coastal area. Although the archaeological evidences on the associated marine activities in the central-western costal region have been found, the remains are less secure in comparison with other parts of Korean Peninsula. Plenty of shell remains has been discovered, nevertheless, the crafted fishing gears are sparse. Up until last decade, apparent fishing gears have been hardly known in the region. Since 2000’s, the rich archaeological materials from Yonpyong district provide a strong support for the fishing activity, and rich and various data sets enable to rule out the previous assumption. Under the circumstances, new hypothesis can be generated. It might be questioned whether the newly adopted procurement strategies was the consequences of independent process or migration/diffusion. Currently available materials in the central-western region do not support the previous assumption, the introduced occupants from inland had proliferated their cultural pattern. The new archaeological evidences led to demonstrate that the people from southern part of Korean Peninsula moved along the coastal line and produced various ranges of complex materials.