조선시대 회격묘 출토 유물의 수습과 보존

Abstract

The lime and soil mixture burial, which is one of the main burial types used in the Joseon Dynasty, consists of a wooden outer coffin and wooden coffin surrounded by a lime mixture. Due to the lime and soil mixture, which completely seals off the outer environment, large amounts of artifacts can be retrieved from the burials, including the coffin, the mummified deceased, and his or her dress. Recently, the increased number of lime and soil mixture burials excavated, as well as various possibilities for interdisciplinary research, has led to many developments in the study of artifacts from these burials. However, methods of artifact lifting and conservation require further consideration, as does the issue of establishing a more integrated system of study between researchers from different disciplines. The present paper therefore considers existing research on the lifting, conservation, and scientific analysis of artifacts from lime and soil mixture burials, rather than focusing on typological classification or examining literary records. In doing so, it aims to present the foundations for integrated and complimentary research between archaeology and other associated disciplines when dealing with the excavation of artifacts from lime and soil mixture burials. Hanbaek Research Institute for Cultural Heritage, with specialists from various fields, carried out the lifting, conservation and scientific analysis of artifacts from lime and soil mixture burials from the Byeollae housing development site. During this process of excavation, the importance of professional insight into, and lifting and conservation of, the various artifacts came to be acknowledged. The excavated artifacts are currently in the process of conservation or scientific analysis, and it is hoped that continued interdisciplinary research will lead to a more synthetic understanding of lime and soil mixture burials. The lime and soil mixture burials of the Joseon Dynasty yield artifacts made of diverse materials which were contained in a complex and organic environment, isolated from the outside, for a significant amount of time. The study of these artifacts, therefore, must take place through the co-operation and inter-disciplinary research of various fields, such as archeology, conservation science, medical science, anthropology, traditional dress studies, natural science, geology, and the humanities. This must take place from the initial stage of investigation and continue on after excavation, establishing an integrated research system.