Shell Midden Formation and Occupants during The Tamna Period (Third to Tenth Century CE) on Jeju Island

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Social and Environmental Interactions on Coasts and Islands in Korea" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This study investigates relationships between shell middens and residential sites during the Tamna era (third–tenth century CE) on Jeju Island. The occupation evidence of the Tamna polity can be found along the northern areas from the Halla Mountain. Near the Gwakji shell midden in the northwest, we recovered several residential sites of the shell midden creators, and this stands in contrast to the Jongdalri shell midden in the northeast, where we have not recovered residential sites. Since shell middens are understood to be formed over a long period, the midden creators or the site occupants likely resided nearby. This presentation examines on the possible reasons of this difference between the two sites that are otherwise similar in other several characteristics. Artifacts, ecofacts, and archaeological features are compared to examine how the site users stayed, moved, and lived along the site areas.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Social and Environmental Interactions on Coasts and Islands in Korea   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37082.0