Chongam-ri Earthen Castle

Chongam-ri Earthen Castle
Chosŏn'gŭl	청암리토성
Hancha	淸岩里土城
Revised Romanization	Cheongamni toseong
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŏngamni t'osŏng

The Chongam-ri Earthen Castle is a fortification thought to date to the Gojoseon period. Located near Pyongyang, North Korea, it is similar to other earthen fortifications of the period. It was made of alternating layers of soil, rock and sand.[1] It is one of the National Treasures of North Korea. The wall is crescent-shaped and about 3450 metres long.[2]

A jeweled, gilded crown dissolved in mercury, dating from the Three Kingdoms period, was found at the site.[3]

References

Baek, Jong-oh (June 2006). "북한학계의 고조선 성곽 연구 동향" [Research Trend of North Korean Academy on Fortresses of Gojosun Kingdom]. 고조선단군학 (단군학연구) (in Korean). DBPia. 14: 333–360. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
"Chongam-dong Earthen Wall". Naenara. December 9, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
"Weaponry and Metalwork in Period of Three Kingdoms". KCNA. Pyongyang. October 19, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

39°2′21.19″N 125°45′45.09″E

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[1] Baek, Jong-oh (June 2006). "북한학계의 고조선 성곽 연구 동향" [Research Trend of North Korean Academy on Fortresses of Gojosun Kingdom]. 고조선단군학 (단군학연구) (in Korean). DBPia. 14: 333–360. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[2] "Chongam-dong Earthen Wall". Naenara. December 9, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

[3] "Weaponry and Metalwork in Period of Three Kingdoms". KCNA. Pyongyang. October 19, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.