몽골 고고학조사의 특징과 이해

Abstract

The present essay aims to describe the characteristics of Archaeological investigations in Mongolia. It has regarded features of natural condition and academic formation background, and examined procedures of administrative and practical processes. Mongolia is a majority of active field workplace of joint research in Eurasia, and it is important that concerned with not only significance of world history in Eurasian archaeology but also the meaning of internationalization in Korean archaeology recently. The first characteristic of Mongolian archeology is that there are a lot of limitation on procedures of planning and excavation processes. It has weakness on disaster and low-safety than South Korea, because it has over 15times bigger, steppe climate, and long winter and short summer. From end of 19th to end of 20th century, it seems that Mongolian archaeology had developed academically by influenced from Soviet union like Russia. However during that times, It had established their identity by those who are mongolian historians and archaeologist, researching the origins of history of Mongolia and conducting archaeological surveys. After 1990s, It had been increased that the number of joint research with other countries, strengthening its own international capabilities by the knowhow learned through join researches. Besides, these multi-variational and international characteristics has also been reflected in the archaeological survey laws and procedures of its processes. There is a similar aspect to Korean Archaeology, concentrating and dealing with relevant between archaeological material culture and the nation's identity rather than Soviet Archaeology. It is also anticipated in development of Mongolian archaeology, that it has extent capability that they will grow following by modern technology, as called digital nomads. At this point in time, It will be the key to understanding Mongol archeology objectively, to maximize the efficiency of joint research between Korea and Mongolia in the future.