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로마 요새 빈돌란다 바닥을 깐 목재 마루
고고학 유적에서 유물과 석조물을 발굴하는 일은 멋지지만, 저에게는 고대 목재에 정말 특별한 무언가가 있다. 이 사진은 빈돌란다Vindolanda 초기 요새 중 하나에서 보존된 목재를 보여준다. 이 목재는 요새 남서쪽 사분면에서 발굴 작업을 하던 중 고고학자들과 자원봉사자들이 발견했다. 로마 건물에서 나온 1,900년 된 목조 구조물을 보는 것은 정말 즐거웠다. 빈돌란다는 영국 노섬벌랜드Northumberland 바든 밀Bardon Mill 근처에 있다.…
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Geomungo, cherished instrument of seonbi
The Most Special Instrument in the World Geomungo is a traditional Korean instrument that Korean ancestors considered the finest in the world. There’s even a saying, Baekakjijang (百樂之丈), which means the music played by geomungo is the best of all. The very fact that people once ranked music and instruments in this way shows how…
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Hidden Pocket in Jeogori
The Hidden Pocket in Jeogori (Korean Traditional Upper Garment) The appearance of people wearing hanbok, holding a camera or smartphone in one hand and a bag in the other, visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace, and taking photos to make memories has not changed over the years. Traditional hanbok did not have space to carry items such as…
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Glasses from Joseon Dynasty
What Kind of Glasses Would You Wear? Have you ever wondered when people first started wearing glasses? They are believed to have appeared sometime between 1260 and 1280. In Korea, glasses seem to have been introduced in the late 16th century, around the time of the Imjin War (1592)—their use is recorded in the Veritable…
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Yogang, Bundle of Memories in Room
A Bundle of Memories in the Corner: The Chamber Pot These days, most people live in homes with indoor bathrooms, so they can use the toilet whenever they need to. Only forty or fifty years ago, however, toilet―often called byeonso―were usually located outdoors or in a separate building, and it was not uncommon for several…
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케레알리아Cerealia에서 추수감사절까지 수확 축제
From Roman Cerealia to Modern Thanksgiving 곡식의 여신 케레스Ceres를 기리는 고대 로마의 수확 축제인 케레알리아Cerealia는 수확에 대한 감사가 어떻게 여러 세대를 현대의 추수감사절과 연결해 주는지 보여준다. 로마인들은 미래의 풍성한 수확을 기원하며 케레스한테 과일, 곡물, 동물을 바쳤다. 의식과 잔치는 공동체를 하나로 모아 노동의 결실을 기념하고 땅이 제공하는 풍요로움을 기리는 자리였으며, 의례는 사회적 유대감을 강화하고 농부와 수확자를…
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Pompeii Forum
From the Porta Marina gate, Via Marina climbs up steeply towards the Forum which was the main square in Pompeii and was reserved exclusively for pedestrians as all vehicles were forbidden entry. This was the very heart of Pompeii’s daily life and housed the most important municipal, religious and commercial buildings in the town, in…
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Battle of Ad Decimum, End of Vandals
The Battle of Ad Decimum took place on September 13, 533 between the armies of the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, and the Byzantine Empire, under the command of General Belisarius. This event and events in the following year are sometimes jointly referred to as the Battle of Carthage, one of several battles to bear…
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Fullonica of Stephanus, Laundry in Pompeii
The Fullonica of Stephanus, one of the laundries in Pompeii, with large masonry tanks to rinse fabrics fed by a continuous flow of water. The textiles were washed in stone basins by trampling them after soaking in a liquid containing urine. Upstairs were terraces for drying and brushing clothes after washing. The rooms were decorated…
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BEAN for first Domesticated Animals
It is known that the first grains and legumes, as well as the first domesticated animals such as sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, and their building practices, spread from Turkey to Europe and other nearby regions between 9,000 and 8,500 BC. In recent years, the transmission of this new way of life and settlement from…
