횡혈식석실로 본 순흥지역 신라 벽화고분의 성격

Abstract

The Sunheung area of Yeongju began to be influenced by the Silla tomb culture in the mid to late 5th century, and stone lined tombs were built at this time. From the late 5th century onwards, the technology and manpower required to firmly construct large-scale stone chamber tombs were introduced. In the early 6th century, the tomb culture reached its heyday, with a large group of tombs being built. And the status of the Sunheung region at that time can be seen in the fact that a large number of prestige goods related to the central part of Silla were buried around this time. Since the mid-6th century, the density of tombs has decreased and the size of the tomb group has been decreasing. However, this appears to be a result that reflected the overall trend of tomb construction in the southern region of the Korean Peninsula at the time. At this time, the typical tomb ritual is a stone chamber tombs with horizontal entrance. And the structure can also be understood within the context of Silla's tomb culture and system. In the ancient society of the 6th century, when stone chamber tombs with horizontal entrance were popular, the state organization and governance system were established, so it was possible to use this to rank tombs. Therefore, it was found that the stone chambers tombs with horizontal entrance in the Sunheung region were built in grades 2 and 3 according to the hierarchy of stone chambers tombs with horizontal entrance in Silla. Based on this, the status and hierarchy of the buried were estimated based on the Tombs of Eo-suk in Sunheung with the highest level of stone chamber. The two mural tombs identified in the Sunheung area also need to be understood within the system of stone chambers tombs with horizontal entrance in Silla. Based on the structure and chronology of the stone chambers tombs with horizontal entrance in Silla at the time, they were all considered to have been built in the late 6th century. This study is significant in that it provides a clearer historical archaeological approach to the construction period and hierarchy of the mural tombs in the Sunheung region.